The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $387,900 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to Fire Dist #1 Stevens County in Loon Lake, Washington on November 19, 2024. The SAFER grant program, identified by CFDA number 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. This...
The Fire District #1 Stevens County was awarded a $239,560 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance staffing and deployment capabilities through November 2025. The SAFER grant program aims to help local fire departments respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire protection by assisting with staffing. Funds will support the Fire District #1 in Loon Lake, Washington to maintain levels of trained firefighters...
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 Whatcom County Fire Protection District 1 was awarded a $1,957,181.20 Project Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The grant, awarded on March 22, 2025, will support the district's efforts to enhance its firefighting and emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending on March 21, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure communities have adequate fire...
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 Grant County Fire District #7 was awarded a $590,400.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program to support 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 in maintaining adequate staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure communities have proper fire and emergency...
The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority received a $300,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund staffing and deployment for emergency medical and fire response operations across its 164 square mile jurisdiction in South Thurston County, Washington through November 2027. The SAFER Grant Program's goal is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to...
The Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No 5 was awarded a $300,000 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 grant, awarded on November 19, 2024, will support the fire department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities by funding new firefighter hires over a 4-year period ending on November 18, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to ensure...
The Whatcom County Fire Protection District 1 was awarded a $704,485.00 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on November 5, 2024. This Project Grant, authorized under CFDA Number 97.083, will be used to enhance the district's firefighting and emergency response capabilities over a 4-year project period ending on November 4, 2028. The grant funding will support the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment and...
The County of Chelan Fire Protection District 9 was awarded a $453,280 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The goal of the four-year award beginning June 2023 is to support staffing and deployment capabilities that allow the County of Chelan Fire Protection District 9 to respond effectively to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and fire-related hazard protection for local communities....