Rainbow, DeLuz VFDs given grants from San Diego Regional Fire Foundation

The San Diego Regional Fire Foundation presented $177,000 of grants to 10 fire agencies or volunteer fire departments on Nov. 19, and the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department and the DeLuz Volunteer Fire Department were among the recipients.

The Rainbow fire department received a grant of $10,500 which will be used for a fire hose, foam, firefighter personal protective equipment, and fire shelters. The DeLuz firefighters were given $5,208 which will cover portable lighting for firefighter helmets, hand spot lights for apparatus, and strobe lighting for nighttime landing zone marking.

The San Dieg...