The Kansas Insurance Department has announced its annual distribution to local firefighter relief organizations.
Emporia is receiving over $108,000 as part of this announcement. As a whole, Lyon County is receiving over $163,000. The areawide total is over $525,000.
Better than $15 million is going to over 550 organizations statewide. Funds are generated by a 2-percent tax paid by insurance companies on fire and lightning insurance premiums as written in Kansas for the prior calendar year. The distribution is required by state law.
Local relief associations can use these funds to buy different insurance policies to help firefighters and their families, including accident, health, disability and life insurance.
The list of area distributions can be found below.
Lyon County: $163,708.06
*Allen-Admire: $9,059.57
*Americus: $6,317.11
*Emporia: $108,653.39
*Hartford-Neosho Rapids: $10,970.85
*Miller: $3,195.53
*Olpe: $9,721.10
*Reading: $15,790.51
Chase County: $16,827.25
*Chase County Rural Fire District 1: $16,827.25
Coffey County: $169,818.23
*Coffey County Fire District 1: $169,818.23
Greenwood County: $27,525.89
*Eureka: $9,517.65
*Fall River: $1,745.61
*Greenwood County Rural Fire Department 1: $9,084.46
*Hamilton: $1,897.98
*Madison: $3,337.84
*Severy: $1,942.35
Morris County: $28,519.64
*Council Grove: $9,360.00
*Dunlap: $3,144.96
*Dwight: $4,616.45
*Grandview: $2,248.23
*White City: $5,682.69
*Wilsey: $3,467.31
Osage County: $70,559.08
*Burlingame: $12,041.41
*Osage County District 1: $14,494.70
*Osage County District 2: $14,521.34
*Osage County District 3: $4,930.24
*Osage County District 4: $10,886. 02
*Osage County District 5: $10,498.05
*Scranton: $3,187.32
Wabaunsee County: $48,765.11
*Alma: $13,977.17
*Alta Vista: $3,533.02
*Wabaunsee County Distict 3: $2,776.70
*Wabaunsee County District 4: $5,860.10
*Wabaunsee County District 5: $9,203.97
*Wabaunsee County District 7: $7,295.54
*Wabaunsee County District 8: $6,118.61
