Local fire departments receive major Homeland Security grant

More than $700,000 in federal grant money has been awarded to five local fire departments, allowing them to purchase new communication equipment and computers. Sen.Dick Lugar's office was notified last week that seven Indiana communities would receive $1,083,732 in grant money through Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. Much of the funding will go toward portable radios, mobile and desk chargers and mobile repeaters