The Middlesex Savings Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded the Bedford Fire Department a $10,000 grant as part of a larger first responder program that will be donating a total of $520,000 to 26 fire departments and 26 police departments.
According to Fire Chief David Grunes, the gift is unrestricted, but there is an associated request not to use the funding for personnel expenses. “This gift provides us the flexibility to evaluate new technology associated with firefighter safety and enhance our current capabilities” added Chief Grunes.