The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program awarded the Wading River Fire District $651,500 on September 30, 2025, under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044).
The award funds acquisition of critical firefighter safety equipment and emergency response resources for the fire district. The recipient is a municipal fire district located in Wading River, New York, that provides fire suppression and emergency response services to its community. Performance runs through September 29, 2027, with all work performed in Wading River, NY 11792.
The AFG program's stated objective is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. This is the Wading River Fire District's most recent award under the AFG program and represents one of six Project Grant awards the district has received from FEMA under this authority since 2021, totaling more than $1.3 million in cumulative AFG funding.