The Riverside Fire Authority in Centralia, WA received a $626,170 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities through November 2025. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #97.083, aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection. The funding will allow Riverside Fire Authority to...
The Bowman Fire Department has been awarded a $364,400 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The SAFER Grant Program, with CFDA Number 97.083, provides financial assistance to local fire departments to enhance their emergency response capabilities, primarily through funding to hire new firefighters and support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. This SAFER grant award will enable the Bowman Fire...
The Binghamton Department of Purchasing was awarded a $1,836,624 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 22, 2025. The SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) provides funding 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. This award will enable the Binghamton Fire Department...
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 Willoughby City Of Fire Department was awarded a $1,335,553.44 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The award, granted on March 2, 2025, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and staffing over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to...
The City of Tarpon Springs Fire Department was awarded a $1,857,666 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 three-year grant project is to assist the City in improving staffing and deployment capabilities of its fire department to adequately respond to emergencies and protect the community from fire and fire-related hazards. Funding will support related services and...
The City of Streetsboro Fire Department was awarded a $1,184,714.01 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program (CFDA 97.083). The award, made on March 22, 2025, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection for the community through the end of the project period on March 21, 2028. The SAFER grant program provides...
The federal Project Grant award of $139,000.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards was provided to the Buckhead Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Inc., a non-profit organization, 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 to respond to emergencies and ensure...
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 North Douglas County Fire department was awarded a $492,235 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083) to assist with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for the community. The four-year project grant began on November 23, 2023 and will be completed by November 22, 2027. The SAFER grant program's goal is to help local fire departments...