农业部乡村发展署拨款45万美元：助威斯康星州Genoa镇志愿消防队购置新消防车、替换30年旧车
美国农业部（USDA）乡村发展署10月28日在威斯康星州 Stevens Point 宣布，该署威斯康星州州主任 Andrew C. Iverson 公布一笔45万美元拨款，资助位于威斯康星州弗农县的 Genoa 镇为其志愿消防队购置一辆新消防车。
「志愿消防员在保护乡村社区方面发挥着至关重要的作用，」Iverson 说，「这辆新消防车将确保 Genoa 镇志愿消防队拥有继续守护居民安全所需的装备与资源。」
Genoa 镇将用农业部社区设施计划（Community Facilities Program）的资金替换一辆已服役30年的旧消防车，使志愿消防队能继续提供可靠的应急服务。该计划为支持社区安全与发展的乡村基本设施提供可负担的融资。
联邦众议员 Derrick Van Orden（代表威斯康星州第三选区）表示：「仅仅因为我们选择生活在乡村社区，并不意味着我们应得的就更少。我们的家庭无论住在哪里，都应享有世界级的应急服务与公共安全。」
Van Orden 还表示，他很自豪把这笔资金带回社区、支持日夜辛勤守护社区安全的一线应急人员，并称西威斯康星居民的声音应当被听见、需求应当被重视。
农业部乡村发展署通过贷款、拨款与贷款担保计划投资乡村美国，项目涵盖高速互联网、电力与交通基础设施，并支持商业增长、医疗、教育、住房等社区基本服务。
USDA Rural Development Awards $450,000 Grant to Help the Town of Genoa, Wisconsin, Buy a New Fire Engine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced on October 28, 2026, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, that Wisconsin State Director Andrew C. Iverson has awarded a $450,000 grant to help the town of Genoa, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, buy a new fire engine for its volunteer fire department.
"Volunteer firefighters play a vital role in protecting rural communities," Iverson said. "This new engine will help ensure the Town of Genoa Volunteer Fire Department has the tools and resources needed to keep residents safe."
The town of Genoa is using USDA's Community Facilities Program funding to replace its 30-year-old fire engine, ensuring the volunteer fire department can continue providing reliable emergency services. The program offers affordable financing for essential rural facilities that support community safety and development.
"Just because we choose to live in rural communities doesn't mean we deserve any less," said Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03). "Our families deserve world-class emergency services and public safety, no matter where they call home."
Van Orden said he was proud to bring the funding home to the community and to support the first responders who work to keep communities safe, adding that the people of Western Wisconsin deserve to know their voices matter and their tax dollars are coming back to make a difference.
USDA Rural Development invests in rural America with loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs to promote rural prosperity. Its programs expand access to high-speed internet, electric, and transportation infrastructure, and support business growth, healthcare, education, housing, and other community essentials.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：位于威斯康星州弗农县 Genoa 镇的 Genoa 消防站，本案拨款将助其志愿消防队购置新消防车。照片：Wikideas1，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Genoa Fire Station in the town of Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin; the grant in this story will help its volunteer fire department buy a new fire engine. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
