NCFPD, North County CERT receive grants

The Dec. 10 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors included the allocation of Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants to the North County Fire Protection District and the North County Community Emergency Response Team.

The supervisors' 4-0 vote, with Kristin Gaspar absent, allocated $35,486 to the fire district for firefighter workout equipment and $15,613 to North County CERT for training materials and equipment.

Each county supervisor has an annual $2 million discretionary Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Program is intended to provide gr...