The Village of Hillside, Illinois was awarded a $1,175,875.88 Project Grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on March 22, 2025. The grant aims to enhance the fire department's staffing and deployment capabilities to improve emergency response services and fire protection for the community. Specifically, the funding will enable the Village of Hillside to hire new firefighters and support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. This federal grant award is part of FEMA's ongoing initiatives to ensure communities across the United States have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards by strengthening local fire departments' personnel resources.
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