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FirstEnergy Foundation Invests in First Responder Training with $10,000 Grant to Butler County Community College
The FirstEnergy Foundation is strengthening community safety with a $10,000 grant to Butler County Community College (BC3). The funding will provide BC3's Workforce Development Industrial Safety and Fire/Hazmat programs with new rope-rescue and confined space equipment, giving local emergency responders access to the latest tools and training they need to protect the region.
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