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  • MVFD grant writer

  • Mount Vernon Fire Chief Chad Christopher

  • Mickey Smith (left), president of Ohio First Responder Grants, LLC, and MVFD Fire Chief Chad Christopher (right) explain the process involved with obtaining FEMA’s annual Assistance to Firefighters Grant, which allowed the department to purchase its new ladder truck last year. The FEMA grant covered 85 percent of manufacturing costs. Smith helped the department write its grant application two years ago.