FEMA notified grant writer Robert Davidson of an AFG award in the amount of $74,000

for the City of Gordon Fire Department.The Grant Award will be used to upgrade the equipment

and safety facilities of the fire department. Chief Terry Eady said:

“Safety of our citizen;s homes and business are of paramount concern to our department”.

The Gordon Mayor and Council, offers congratulations to all of the Volunteer Fire Department’s for

their, sometimes, heroic efforts given to fire fighting and safety. Some local matching funding is required, and

all the funding will be put to good use.The City has plans to upgrade the firefighting status from one hundred

percent volunteer fireman, to a joint volunteer, paid fire fighter force.

-Mayor Turner