During the Nov. 6 Henry County Board of Commissioners meeting, the Board approved four grants for Henry County Public Safety.
The Henry County Police Department will receive three of the four grants the were approved, one awarded by the Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership in the amount of $27,468.25 for standard issued body armor for all sworn officers; and two awarded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, one in the amount of $27,670 for the department’s Public Safety Phase 1, which provides police officer’s protective/ portable body armor vests. The other grant is for the department’s Public Safety Phase 2, that includes protective/ portable body armor vests as well as lighted STOP safety paddles for the School Crossing Guard Unit in the amount of $28,353.
The Henry County Fire Department will also receive a grant from Fire House Subs in the amount of $36,600 for flotation devices, throw ropes, bags and cascade water helmets.
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