The Newport Fire/EMS Department was given a fire hose worth $12,970 by Firehouse Subs.

Currently, the department has no spare equipment so the new hose will ensure that Newport is prepared should the current hose fail.

The funds were handed out at the Firehouse Subs location on Alexandria Pike in Highland Heights and featured company and city officials as well as members of the fire department.

Union Township, Ohio's fire department was also given a donation of four digital radios worth more tan $15,000.

The funds come from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation which has given more than $14 million to agencies in 43 states and Puerto Rico.\

-Staff report