The Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $4,646,088 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 22, 2025. The SAFER Grant Program is a federal initiative that provides financial assistance to fire departments to help increase frontline firefighting personnel through hiring new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The goal of the program is to ensure that communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by strengthening local fire departments' staffing and deployment capabilities. The three-year SAFER Grant award will enable the Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District to enhance its emergency response capabilities and improve community fire protection services in the Woodburn, Oregon area.
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