KINSMAN, Ohio - A government grant in excess of a quarter of a million dollars will help make businesses and residents in Kinsman Township a little safer.

Officials from the Kinsman Fire Department say they were notified last week that they have been awarded $295,000 through the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. 

The fire chief says the grant will be used to replace a nearly thirty-year-old rescue pumper.

The township will be responsible for 5% of the awarded amount.

This is the second grant awarded to the department within the last 6 months.

Last fall Kinsman firefighters received funding to replace outdated self contained breathing apparatus, bringing the total federal funding to $405,000.