The City of Merced received a $8,903,616 Project Grant award on September 15, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). This grant funding will enable the city to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters or the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have...
The Central County Fire Department was awarded a $8,116,315.08 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The award, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will fund the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments in increasing frontline firefighter staffing and improving...
The County of Tuolumne received a $17.9 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 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. Funds will support the County's fire department staffing and deployment operations from March 2023...
The California State Firefighters' Association received a $1,046,880 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on December 22, 2024. The 4-year project grant, which runs through December 21, 2028, is intended to enhance the organization's emergency response capabilities by supporting the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment/retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER grant program aims to ensure communities...
The City of Fresno Fire Department was awarded a $14.69 million project grant 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 support the Fire Department's staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities through August 2026. The SAFER grant program, identified by CFDA #97.083, aims to...
The City of Fresno Fire Department was awarded a $12.6 million Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The goal of the three-year SAFER Grant is to support the Fire Department's staffing and deployment capabilities to respond effectively to emergencies and ensure the community has adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection. The CFDA 97.083 SAFER Program aims to help local fire...
The City of Modesto was awarded a $5,149,721.97 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities, with a focus on hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The objective of the grant is to ensure communities have...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $3.8 million project grant to the California State Firefighters Employee Welfare Benefits Corporation under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program (CFDA 97.083). The goal of the SAFER program is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Funds will support the California State...
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District received a $11,805,297 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, awarded on March 2, 2025, will support the fire district's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities by increasing firefighter personnel over a 3-year project period from March 2025 to March 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides funding to...
The City of Stockton Fire Department was awarded a $4.81 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the three-year project grant is to assist the fire department with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure the community has adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The SAFER grant program aims to support local fire departments'...