Firehouse Subs grant pays for Marietta vehicle

The Marietta Fire Department has been awarded a Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant to buy a $20,988 Yanmar UTV four-wheel drive vehicle.

Going into service immediately, the Yanmar will be used for situations such as road races and missing hikers. The vehicle has a fully equipped rescue box that was customized especially for the Marietta Fire Department.

Since 2005, the nonprofit Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted more than $44 million to first responders and public safety organizations in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including more than $2,863,000 in Georgia.