Norton council authorizes application for state fire-incident reporting grant

Aug 18, 2026

Council authorized the City of Norton to apply for a Fire Incident Reporting Grant administered by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to buy two Rugged computers, a laptop and an ESO Fire Incidents subscription (request about $9,800); the deadline is Aug. 31, 2026.

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Fire Chief Todd Lagow requested authority for the City of Norton to submit a Fire Incident Reporting Grant application through the Virginia Fire Services Board and Virginia Department of Fire Programs to help the department transition to the Virginia Fire Incident Reporting/National Emergency Reporting Information System (NERIS). Chief Lagow said the award is up to $10,000 per fire department identification number and that his request would be for about $9,800 to cover two Rugged computers, one laptop, and a one-year ESO Fire Incidents software subscription.

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