The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Orange County, Florida $3.2 million under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program on March 31, 2022. The SAFER grant aims to enhance local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. Under this project grant, Orange County will utilize the funding to support staffing and improve the response capabilities...
The City of Lake City, Florida was awarded a $1,435,387.20 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. With this funding, the City of Lake City will enhance its emergency response...
The Hillsborough County Of in Tampa, Florida was awarded a $15,112,409.40 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The grant, under CFDA Program 97.083, provides funding to enhance the county's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities in order to improve emergency response and ensure adequate fire protection for the local community. The grant will support the hiring of new firefighters and...
The City of Winters, a U.S. local government entity in California, received a $345,750 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083). This 4-year grant, awarded on November 23, 2023, will fund staffing and deployment capabilities to enhance the city's fire department and ensure adequate emergency response services for the local community through November 22, 2027. The SAFER Grant Program...
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 West Haven Fire Department was awarded a $5.35 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support staffing and deployment capabilities from August 2023 to August 2026. The SAFER grant program, administered by FEMA under CFDA number 97.083, aims to help local fire departments enhance their ability to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community protection from fire and related hazards. Specifically,...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $5,442,360 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant to the County of Osceola, Florida. The 3-year grant, which runs from February 2024 to February 2027, will fund staffing and deployment capabilities for the Osceola County fire department to enhance emergency response and fire protection services for the local community of over 350,000 residents. The SAFER Grant Program, authorized under CFDA 97.083, provides...
The County of Hillsborough, Florida received a three-year, $17.1 million Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA #97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant 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, the County of...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Seminole County, Florida a $7.32 million project grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. 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. Through this three-year...
The Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District was awarded a $932,246.85 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 31, 2022 through 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. Through this...