The Nampa Fire Protection District was awarded a $10,498,613.40 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 14, 2023. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) 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. Under this award, the Nampa Fire Protection District will...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the City of Caldwell Fire & Rescue a $3,491,256 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant on August 8, 2023 to support staffing and deployment capabilities through August 7, 2026. The SAFER Grant Program, authorized under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.083), aims to help local fire departments improve protection for communities from fire and fire-related hazards by boosting staffing levels....
The Northside Fire District in Ponderay, Idaho was awarded a $697,404 Project Grant under the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant, awarded on January 13, 2025, will provide funding over a three-year period ending on January 12, 2028. The purpose of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments in enhancing their emergency response capabilities by enabling them to hire...
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 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 Northern Lakes Fire Protection District was awarded a $9,021,083.64 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 SAFER grant program, according to its CFDA description, 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...
The County of Spokane, Washington was awarded a $2,007,282 Project Grant 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 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. Under this award, the County of Spokane, as sub-awardee to...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $240,650 SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant to Skagit County Fire District 14 in Burlington, WA on November 10, 2024. This project grant, under CFDA Program 97.083, will support the fire district's efforts to enhance its staffing and emergency response capabilities. Specifically, the funding will enable the district to improve firefighter recruitment, retention, and deployment, ensuring adequate...
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...
The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho was awarded a $5.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance local fire department staffing and deployment capabilities from March 2023 through March 2026. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by supporting staffing and deployment. Under this award,...