The City of West Bend, Wisconsin was awarded a $2,838,077.82 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 West Bend Fire Department in enhancing its emergency response capabilities through the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER Grant Program is designed to ensure communities across the United States have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by strengthening local fire departments' staffing and deployment. This award to the City of West Bend will enable the fire department to expand its frontline firefighting personnel and improve emergency response times, thereby enhancing community fire protection services over the project period through March 21, 2028.
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