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$8M Grant Brings Back Laid-Off Scranton Firefighters

Federal funding will help rehire 29 firefighters laid off in 2011.



Published Friday, May 25, 2012

SCRANTON (WNEP) - U.S. Senator and Scranton native Bob Casey Junior announced Thursday that the city of Scranton has been approved to receive a grant worth more than $8 million. This comes after the city budget forced the closing of three firehouses  and the layoffs of 29 firefighters this past year.


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