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Glassport Fire Department wins FEMA grant for fitness center; state study recommends stipend program
Summary
The Glassport Fire Department reported a FEMA grant to build a fitness center in early 2025 and a state staffing study recommended enacting a stipend program to ensure station staffing; council heard the department is pursuing funding options to implement the recommendation.
Councilman Paul Trunzo reported that the Glassport Fire Department had 44 calls in December and 596 calls for the year 2024, and that personnel logged 1,258 man-hours of training. The department secured a FEMA grant for a new fitness center expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.
Trunzo also said the department received a staffing study from the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute recommending the establishment of a stipend program to staff the fire station. The department is exploring funding options to enact the stipend program to improve staffing and public safety coverage. Council did not take a separate formal vote on staffing changes during the meeting.
