Fire Department members pictured (l-r): Nate Holven, Chad Stamp, Terry Winders, Chad Anderson, Zach Underhill, Tanya DeFrance (Farm Credit Services), Mike Kunch, Judy Freese (Farm Credit Services), Gary Aldrich, Fire Chief Ryan Anderson, Joe Parks, Dean Brittenham, Mark McKibben (Farm Credit Services), Rick Raymond, Rod Burgess, Jeff Peak

Grant provided by Farm Credit Services of America Working Here Fund for Rural Disaster Relief/Essential Services

The City of Garwin Fire Department has received a $7,500 grant for fire department and ambulance building updates. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s (FCSAmerica) Working Here Fund.

The City of Garwin Fire Department will use the Working Here Fund Grant to update their new building facility. The building will house both the fire department and the ambulance department. The building updates will include insulation, interior walls, larger doors, furnaces for heating and floor drain pits.

“With a newer building, the general monthly costs will be shared by both the ambulance and fire department, freeing up their budgets so they can use it to update other necessary items,” said Lori Speck, city clerk for the city of Garwin.

“We understand the importance of keeping our communities safe and appreciate the efforts of the City of Garwin Fire Department,” said Cheryl Mannetter, a vice president of retail operations in FCSAmerica’s Marshalltown office.

The City of Garwin Fire Department is one of 12 organizations to receive an expanded Working Here Fund grant. FCSAmerica awarded each organization up to $10,000 for a total of $71,000 to support projects focused on agricultural education, hunger and nutrition, young and beginning producers or essential services and rural disaster relief.

About Garwin Fire Department

The City of Garwin Fire Department is a group of volunteers who provide fire protection and safety for the residents of the city of Garwin and the surrounding rural townships.

Farm Credit Services of America is proud to finance the growth of rural America, including the special needs of young and beginning producers. With $25.8 billion in assets and $4.7 billion in members’ equity, FCSAmerica is one of the region’s leading providers of credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Learn more at www.fcsamerica.com