The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced 9 Round 3 awards for the FY2015 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER). The previous award round, Round 2, was announced July 22, 2016. Fire Service organizations receiving hiring fire grant awards totaling $14,893,510 include:
- $687,030, Hiring, Wellington Fire Protection District, Wellington, CO
- $837,048, Hiring, Burleson Fire Department, Burleson, TX
- $1,096,000, Hiring, Perth Amboy Fire Department, Perth Amboy, NJ
- $1,311,024, Hiring, Columbia Fire Department, Columbia, SC
- $1,478,820, Hiring, St. George Fire Protection District, Baton Rouge, LA
- $1,853,916, Hiring, City of Annapolis Fire Department, Annapolis, MD
- $2,061,516, Hiring, City of Newburgh Fire Department, Newburgh, NY
- $2,285,424, Hiring, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department, Stafford, VA
- $3,282,732, Hiring, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Tigard, OR
Further award rounds will be announced on Fridays until SAFER has made all awards under the current year. Due to continued application scoring or other circumstances, some weeks may not have an award round. See all FY2015 SAFER fire grant awards