Press Release
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“I’m proud to have secured over $430,000 for the Clarksburg Fire Protection District to upgrade its equipment to better fight fires. With this new water tender, our community will be safer. Thank you to the Clarksburg Fire Protection District and Yolo County officials for working with me to identify the need for these funds,” said Thompson.
“We thank Congressman Thompson for listening to the needs of the Clarksburg Fire Protection District. We are all volunteers responding to approximately 250 calls for service each year. This funding will replace an aging water tender with an up to date, National Fire Protection Association approved, apparatus. This water tender will better serve the needs of District, our automatic aid agreements, and our mutual aid agreements,” said Clarksburg Fire Protection District Chief Craig Hamblin.
“We’ve all seen first hand the extreme fire dangers facing our communities and the devastation recent fires have caused. Today’s funding by Congressman Thompson will go a long way in supplying the Clarksburg Fire District with the equipment needed to keep our communities safe,” said Yolo County Supervisor Oscar Villegas.
This funding will support the Clarksburg Fire Protection District in purchasing a new vehicle to carry water to the scene of a fire.
The new water tender will replace aging equipment and allow the Clarksburg Fire Protection District to expand its participation in mutual aid agreements with neighboring fire districts, the State of California, and Federal agencies. The new vehicle is especially critical as there are few fire hydrants available in the area.
About Community Project Funding (CPF)
Rep. Thompson secured funding for this project through Congress’ FY2024 Community Project Funding process.
Each year, Members of Congress may direct federal funding to a select number of Community Projects through the appropriations process. Under this process, each House member is permitted to submit 15 project requests to the Appropriations Committee on behalf of their Congressional District so long as the projects meet criteria set forth by the Committee. There are no guarantees that Community Projects will all be funded, and the projects are competitively evaluated by the Committee on Appropriations.
Project selection and submissions is the first stage of the process for Community Project Funding. The projects are subject to a strict transparency and accountability process before they may be selected for inclusion in the relevant appropriations legislation for the upcoming year.
Other projects Thompson secured funding for through the FY2024 Community Project Funding process include the I-5/SR 113 Connectors as part of the East Main Street Neighborhood Livability Project in Woodland and the South Davis Library and Community Center Project.