The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $3.5 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to Franklin Township Fire Department. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for communities. Funds will support Franklin Township Fire Department's staffing efforts from February 2022 through February 2025. The...
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 City of Englewood was awarded a $1,149,076.36 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on March 2, 2025. The grant will fund the hiring of new firefighters and support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters to enhance the city's emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for the community. The SAFER Grant Program is a...
The Clinton Township Fire Department in Columbus, Ohio was awarded a $1,218,784.53 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, dated March 22, 2025, will support the department's efforts to hire new firefighters and develop recruitment and retention initiatives for volunteer firefighters over a three-year period from March 2025 to March 2028. This funding will...
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 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 Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department received a $218,237.14 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083) on August 7, 2023. The SAFER grant program aims to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community fire protection. The funding will support the Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel and operations to fulfill...
The Central Fire District was awarded a $491,536.44 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards 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 adequate community fire and emergency protection. The award, effective from February 5,...
The City of Meadville received a $1,031,576 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 22, 2025, will support the city's efforts to enhance its fire department's staffing and emergency response capabilities over a 3-year period ending on March 21, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and...
The City of Bellefontaine, Ohio was awarded a $1,676,550 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 is to support the City's fire department staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire protection. Administered by FEMA, the SAFER Grant Program aims to help local fire departments meet staffing needs and improve...