The New Glarus Fire District was awarded a grant of $2,800.00 to purchase fire fighting nozzles from the Compeer Financial Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program. The grant provided the NGFD the ability to replace obsolete and worn out nozzles with new equipment that allows for more efficient fire-fighting operations.

The Compeer Financial Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program was brought to the attention of Capt. Andy Beal of the New Glarus Fire Department by New Glarus resident Rolland Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt provided Capt. Beal with a copy of the Cultivate magazine published by C...