Hero Fund America Fund is sponsored by Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties (administering the Hero Fund America Fund). The Hero Fund America Fund provides grants to support the education, training, lifesaving equipment, and mental health needs of first responders. This fund supports projects and programs for eligible first responder organizations across the United States.

Hero Fund America Grants - Hero Fund America Big Moose Fire Company – Eagle Bay, NY Bridgeport Charter Township Police Department – Bridgeport, MI Brinker Volunteer Fire and Rescue – Sulphur Springs, TX Cole Camp Ambulance District – Cole Camp, MO Coventry Emergency Squad – Greene, NY Fertile Fire Department – Fertile, IA Granville Engine and Hose Co.

#1 – Granville, NY Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District – Jonesboro, LA Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department – Rome, NY Lebanon Township Fire Department – Gardener, NJ Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Fultonville, NY Point Pleasant Plumsteadville EMS – Pipersville, PA Rescue Unit of Stanly County – Albemarle, NC Taylor-Snowflake Fire and Medical Department – Snowflake, AZ Town of Lincoln Police Department – Lincoln, ME Tyringham Volunteer Fire Company – Tyringham, MA U.S. Water Rescue Dive Team – Billings, MT Almerante Fire Department – Laurel Hill, FL Blue Mountain Lake Volunteer Fire Department – Blue Mountain Lake, NY Bridgeport Fire Protection District – Bridgeport, CA City of Berlin Police Department – Berlin, WI City of Beverly Hills Volunteer Fire Department – Beverly Hills, TX City of Sweet Springs – Sweet Springs, MO Ellsworth County EMS – Ellsworth, KS Hillburn Fire Department – Hillburn, NY Johnsburg Emergency Squad – North Creek, NY Lockwood Volunteer Fire Company – Lockwood, NY Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department – Old Forge, NY Oriskany Falls Volunteer Fire Department – Oriskany, NY Pleasant View Fire Department – Pleasant View, TN Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad – Richmondville, NY Skenesborough Emergency Squad – Whitehall, NY Tuscola Fire Departmen t – Tuscola, IL Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company – Whitehall, NY Alburgh Volunteer Fire Department – Alburgh, VT Broome Volunteer Emergency Squad – Binghamton Canajoharie Police Department – Canajoharie Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue District – Waldport, OR Central Taney County Fire Protection District – Taney, MO City of Lynch – Lynch, KY City of McAllen – McAllen, TX City of Sparta Police Department –Sparta, GA Glenville Hill Fire District No. 8 – Glenville Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services – Inlet Inter City Fire Protection District – Blue Summit, MO Jersey City Fire Foundation – Jersey City, NJ Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance Corps – Poland Medford Police Department – Medford, OK Village of Herkimer Fire Department – Herkimer Winfield Fire & Emergency Medical Services – Winfield, KS Addison Fire Protection District – Addison, IL Aitkin County Search and Rescue Volunteers – Aitkin, MN Canajoharie Police Department – Canajoharie City of Fulton Fire Department – Fulton Cuba Community Fire Protection – Cuba, MO Englewood Rural Fire Department – Englewood, TN Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Company – Shamong, NJ Iowa Falls Fire Department & EMS – Iowa Falls, IA Medford Police Department – Medford, OK Middleburgh Emergency Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

– Middleburgh Newton County Sheriff Department – Decatur, MS Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

– Old Forge Peacekeeper Initiative – Clearwater, FL Springwater-Wayland EMS – Wayland Herkimer Village Police Department – Herkimer Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department – Westmoreland Willowvale Fire Company – New Hartford Wright Fire District – Schoharie Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Clinton, NY South Minden Fire Department, Fort Plain, NY Tallulah Fire Department, Talullulah, LA Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad, Richmondville, NY Code 1 Wellness, Kansas City, MO Junction City Fire Department, Junction City, KS South Aikin First Responders, Aikin, MN Granville Engine & Hose Company #1, Granville, KY Furos, Inc, Maple Grove, MN Guardian Revival Inc, Carmel, NY Platteville Fire Department Inc, Platteville, WI Willowvale Fire Company, Chadwicks, NY Middleburgh Emergency Volunteer Ambulance Corps, MIddleburgh, NY Cobleskill Rescue Squad, Cobleskill, NY Sauquoit Volunteer Fire Company, Sauquoit, NY Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department, Old Forge, NY Big Moose Ambulance Company, Eagle Bay, NY Sherrill Kenwood Volunteer Fire Department, Sherrill, NY Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad, Richmondville, NY Frankfort Hill Volunteer Fire Company, Frankfort, NY Ilion Volunteer Fire Department, Ilion, NY Floyd Volunteer Fire Department, Floyd, NY Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Dept, Rome, NY Maynard Volunteer Fire Department, Marcy, NY New York Mills Volunteer Fire Company, New York Mills, NY Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company, Deerfield, NY Scho-Wright Ambulance Service, Schoharie, NY Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps, Mohawk, NY Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Clinton, NY Otter Lake Fire Department, Otter Lake, NY : The fire department has recently purchased a UTV for rural fire, rescue and EMS response to their district and surrounding departments.

The department would like to add wild land fire fighting equipment to the UTV for rural fire response to provide protection and reuse to individuals and property in remote areas. The district covers many snowmobile trails, lakes, wilderness not accessible by roads. Following the instillation of this equipment, training of our department and mutual aid will begin as soon as possible to insure proper operation and safety.

City of Newberry Fire Department in Newberry, Florida: for in-house and off-site advanced EMS training, fire operations and tactical training South Minden Volunteer Fire Department in Fort Plain, NY for aid in purchasing of communication equipment and reflective gear Southern University Police Dept, Baton Rouge, LA: to purchase 13 first aid kits for the patrol units Sharon Springs Fire Department, Sharon Springs, NY : to purchase CPR and first aid training for all members of the fire department, purchase TOT finder window stickers for families with small children in the fire district, purchase handwarmers for use by personnel during winter emergency incidents Niagara Engine Co #6, Schoharie FD: to purchase new pair of vehicle stabilization tools which assist during the scene of a motor vehicle accident to stabilize the vehicle, currently use wooden blcks cut into vairous shapes Global Rescue Systems, Morrisville, MO: provide education and training to first responders that will increase their ability to perform rapid water rescue from a distance of 250 feet from the victim Cobleskill Police Department : – CPD received funds to assist with our “Shop with a Cop” program.

Churchtown FD , Hudson, NY – education and training needs