Grant Gives Firefighters New Fire Gear

March 5, 2007 Pennsylvania - Using federal funds secured through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Nanticoke Fire Department recently purchased new equipment to better protect its firefighters. Exhaust smoke from the seven department trucks parked in the central fire station's storage bay have turned the once-white walls a dingy brown color. Fire Chief Mike Bohan knew if exhaust from the department's trucks caused the walls to darken, then breathing it was not good for his staff's health ...