West Haven Fire Dept 1ST Dist

West Haven Fire Dept 1ST Dist, doing business as the Fire Department, is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in West Haven, Connecticut, that has established itself as a consistent and successful recipient of federal grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Registered in SAM.gov since May 2011, the fire department operates as a child entity of the City of West Haven and serves as a critical public safety resource for the community. Through its federal grant awards, the fire department provides essential firefighting and emergency response services aimed at enhancing both public safety and the health and welfare of its personnel.

Since 2021, West Haven Fire Department has received over $8.8 million in federal grant awards exclusively through FEMA's Financial Assistance Awards division, demonstrating a robust and sustained commitment to modernizing and strengthening its operational capabilities. The department has been awarded eight federal grants across two primary FEMA programs: the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program under CFDA 97.044, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program under CFDA 97.083. The specific goods and services funded through these grants include the procurement of personal protective equipment and firefighting gear, emergency response vehicles, firefighting equipment and apparatus, facility modifications and infrastructure improvements, comprehensive training programs for personnel, and health and wellness initiatives designed to support firefighter safety. Additionally, the department utilized SAFER grant funding of $5.35 million awarded in August 2023 to enhance staffing levels and deployment capabilities over a three-year period through August 2026. The department's most recent AFG awards totaling approximately $1.4 million (September 2025 and August 2024) continue this funding trajectory, supporting continued equipment procurement, training programs, and health and wellness initiatives through 2027. As a subawardee of the City of West Haven, the fire department operates without federal contract vehicles or prime awardee status, receiving all funding as the direct recipient of project grants rather than through subcontracting relationships.