Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) hosted a reception at Hallstead Fire Hall on March 26 for area volunteer fire departments to thank them for their service, and five departments and an ambulance service located within SWN’s operating area – Hallstead Fire Engine and Hose Company, Great Bend Hose Company, Thompson Hose Company, Columbia Hose Company, Susquehanna Fire Department, and Great Bend Hallstead Ambulance Service – were each presented with a $2,500 grant.

Pictured (l-r) are: Dwayne Conklin, Columbia Hose Company; David Derrick, Great Bend Hose Company; Alan Hall, Susquehanna County Commissioner; Tony Conarton, Great Bend/Hallstead EMS; Bob Thatcher, Sr., Hallstead Fire Company; Mike Iveson, Susquehanna Fire Department; Mary Ann Warren, Susquehanna County Commissioner; Tom Smith, Columbia Hose Company; Chad Wallace, Thompson Hose Company; Jeff Whitehair, Southwestern Energy Area Manager.

“SWN’s Everyday Heroes initiative provides us an opportunity to build and enhance our relationship with the volunteer fire departments and other emergency response agencies that protect the things we cherish most in life. With these grants they are able to purchase much needed equipment,” said Jeff Whitehair, Area Manager for Southwestern Energy Production Company.

Since its establishment in 2008, SWN’s Everyday Heroes Initiative has distributed more than $600,000 to emergency response organizations in its operating areas. These grants are used to purchase a variety of equipment for improving operations – from radios to life-saving medical equipment.

Currently the fourth largest producer of natural gas in the continental United States, Southwestern Energy Company is a growing independent energy company primarily engaged in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production. Additional information can be found on the company’s website, www.swn.com.