Duenweg Volunteer Firefighter Tornado Grant

DUENWEG, MO.--- Directors with the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri presented the Duenweg Volunteer Fire Department with a $9,000 grant this evening. The money is part of the Joplin Recovery Fund and will help all 27 firefighters at the station receive new boots. Volunteers responded to over 450 homes and businesses in Duquesne the first 3 days?after the tornado. That caused?excessive wear-and-tear on the boots.?The grant will help purchase new footwear at more than $300 per pair.
"If it wasn't for places like Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri, we may not be able to go through and replace all the boots because we're on a limited budget. And to do something like that is almost impossible at times," says Jeff Littrell, Driver and Firefighter.

The Duenweg Fire Department is also waiting to here about a grant for a new fire truck to add to their fleet. They should hear the result any day now.

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