November 19, 2019 3:50 a.m. 
The Lookingglass Rural Fire District was one of ten agencies to recently receive a generator, thanks to the Resilience Grant Fund of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.
The local district received a 30kW generator worth nearly $30,000. It will be used to help them prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. The program is known as the State Preparedness and Incident Response Equipment Grant program.
A release from the OOEM said in all, 80 grant jurisdictions around the state will receive equipment. While the recent awardees requested generators, eligible equipment covers four priorities including saving/sustaining lives, obtaining/maintaining situational awareness, incident stabilization and initiate recovery.
The release said a total of $5 million has been allotted to procure emergency equipment to help Oregon communities deal with emergencies.
The grants are a result of legislation which became effective in August of 2017, according to the release.