The Junction City Fire Department has received $26,981.42 as their portion of the federal CARES Act funding. The Fire Department is an ambulance service supplier.Fire Chief Terry Johnson said the funds represent the Department's portion of the $100 billion in total funding that is available under the Act.&nbsp;The money is not a loan and is separate from other available relief including the Medicare advance payment program and the small business loan program.&nbsp;While the money does not have to be repaid, there are some requirements that must be followed by recipients of the funds. They must be used only for COVID-19 related expenses or losses.The Fire Department will not seek to collect from any possible or actual COVID-19 patient an amount greater than what the patient would have been required to pay if they had been in-network, which applies to all patients, not just medicare or medicaid.&nbsp;Johnson said the funds are a major help in acquiring the needed supplies to maintain services for the community.

Junction City Fire Department receives funding from the CARES Act