Mokena Fire District Secures $160,000 in Grants to Replace Hoses and Nozzles

Mokena Fire Protection District Meeting | October 14, 2025

Article Summary: The Mokena Fire Protection District has successfully secured approximately $160,000 in grant funding, nearly covering the entire cost to replace all fire hoses and nozzles on its apparatus. The funding comes from a large federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant and a second award from Enbridge Pipelines.

Fire Hose Grants Key Points:

• The district was awarded an approximately $150,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

• An additional $10,000 grant was awarded from the Enbridge Safe Community First Responder Grant.

• The grants will fund the purchase of replacement fire hoses, nozzles, and appliances.

• The total estimated cost to replace all nozzles and fire hoses is $160,000.

MOKENA, IL – The Mokena Fire Protection District will upgrade critical firefighting equipment after being awarded two grants totaling approximately $160,000, officials announced at the board meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Fire Chief Joe Cirelli reported that the district was awarded a highly competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for approximately $150,000. Additionally, Deputy Chief Rick Campbell noted that the district was informed of a second award of approximately $10,000 from the Enbridge Safe Community First Responder Grant.

The combined funding will be used to replace all nozzles and fire hoses on the district’s fire apparatus, a project with an estimated total cost of $160,000.

“We are excited to report that we have been awarded the Assistance for Firefighters Grant,” Chief Cirelli stated in his report. “This grant is for the purchase of much needed replacement fire hose, nozzles and appliances.”

The district will be working with Air One to begin the process of replacing the equipment.