Colfax Fire Department receives $10,000 grant for new radios

The Colfax Fire Department will add new communications equipment after the city secured a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. The Colfax City Council unanimously approved a $10,062.50 purchase of radios and related equipment from RACOM, with $10,000 of the cost covered by the State Farm grant.

Colfax was one of just three volunteer fire departments in Iowa and 150 departments nationwide selected to receive $10,000 through the 2026 Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, a collaboration between State Farm and the National Volunteer Fire Council. Colfax City Administrator Wade Wagoner said the funding will provide a significant boost to the fire department’s operations.

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