The Palmerton Municipal Fire Department Support Team was awarded a $345,000 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER grant is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. With this funding, the Palmerton Municipal Fire Department Support Team will...
The City of Eau Claire received a $2,016,111 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on February 26, 2024. The 3-year SAFER Grant, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will enable the city to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by hiring additional personnel. The SAFER program assists local fire departments with staffing and deployment to ensure adequate community protection from fire and...
The Lansdowne Fire Company was awarded a $194,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities from May 2023 through May 2027. The SAFER Grant Program, administered by FEMA under CFDA #97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond effectively to emergencies by ensuring adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Funding will allow the Lansdowne Fire Company to...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $2.2 million project grant to the Capital Region Council of Governments through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Under this November 2021 award with a completion date of November 2025, the Capital Region Council...
The Firemens Association State Of Pa received a $1,064,800.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant is intended to enhance the emergency response capabilities of the local fire department by funding two primary activities: hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is...
The Fire Chiefs' Aid Association of Montgomery County Pennsylvania was awarded a $685,780 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Through this November 2021 project grant, the Fire Chiefs' Aid Association will utilize the funding...
The Binghamton Department of Purchasing, a U.S. local government entity, has been awarded a $1,836,624 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083). The grant, with a project period from March 2025 to March 2028, is intended to enhance the city's fire department capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters and recruitment/retention of volunteer firefighters. This funding is part of FEMA's broader effort to...
The Borough of Coplay, Pennsylvania was awarded a $194,140.66 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program, as indicated by its CFDA number 97.083, is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities in order to more effectively respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and other hazards. It...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Centre Square Fire Company a $283,580 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on November 14, 2021. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Through this project grant funding, Centre Square Fire Company will support staffing needs from November 2021 through...
The City of Philadelphia Fire Department received a $22,432,509.36 Project Grant award on February 26, 2024 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant funding will support the fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency response protection for the city of Philadelphia over a 3-year project period through...