ECFR receives $242K grant for facilities upgrades, training

The East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) District has received a $242,225 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for installation of source capture diesel-exhaust extraction systems at three of its fire stations. 

Diesel exhaust has been identified as a human carcinogen. Capture of diesel exhaust produced by fire apparatus inside fire stations is a significant step forward in reducing firefighters’ cancer risk, according to a news release by ECFR.