The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to Prince George's County, Maryland on June 2, 2022. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Under this particular SAFER grant,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $885,599.95 Project Grant to the Baltimore County Fire Department on June 2, 2022 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The SAFER Grant aims to assist local fire departments in improving staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. For this award, the Baltimore County Fire Department...
The Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Incorporated, a non-profit fire department located in Bladensburg, Maryland, was awarded a $636,902.30 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083). This 4-year federal grant award, made in November 2023, aims to assist the fire department in maintaining proper staffing levels and enhancing their deployment capabilities to...
The Community Fire Company of Perryville, Maryland, Inc. was awarded a $466,900 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083) on November 9, 2023. This 4-year Project Grant will assist the local fire department with staffing and deployment capabilities to ensure adequate fire and emergency response services for the Perryville, MD community through November 8, 2027. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire...
Montgomery County, Maryland was awarded a $899,598.16 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 31, 2022 under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA #97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities in order to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. It can reasonably be inferred that...
The City of Berkeley was awarded a $7,683,569.64 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on March 2, 2025. The grant will fund the city's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities by hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters over a 3-year period from March 2025 to March 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure...
The Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association, Inc. was awarded a $1,440,000 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 program is to help local fire departments enhance staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Through this funding, Montgomery County Volunteer...
The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated was awarded a $406,268 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. Through this November 28, 2021 grant, the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department...
The City of Manassas Park Fire Rescue received a $7.16 million project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the three-year grant project is to assist the City's fire department with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection for the community through August 7, 2026. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments...
The Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association, Inc. received a $422,328 Fiscal Year 2023 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). This funding will be used between October 2023 and October 2027 to enhance staffing capacity and improve the organization's ability to respond effectively to emergencies and fire-related hazards within Montgomery County, Maryland....