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Round 17 FY16 AFG Fire Grant Winners Announced

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Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)FEMA has announced Round 17 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 79 fire grants totaling $18,921,802, including:

  • Ringwood Volunteer Fire Co. #1, Ringwood, NJ, Operations and Safety, $7,143, Equipment ($7,500)
  • St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 5, Folsom, LA, Regional Request, $43,182
  • Skagit County Fire Protection District #5, Bow, WA, Operations and Safety, $111,860, Equipment ($108,250)
  • Havre Fire Department, Havre, MT, Vehicle Acquisition, $485,715, Vehicle Acquisition ($510,000)
  • Philadelphia Fire Department, Philadelphia, PA, Operations and Safety, $2,625,344, Training ($45,000)

Subsequent AFG fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.

Round 10 FY16 SAFER Fire Jobs Grant Winners Announced

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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 10 fire jobs grant winners for the FY2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). FEMA awarded 17 fire grants totaling $40,103,547, including:

  • Mosquito Fire Protection District, Placerville, CA, Hiring, $1,089,997
  • City of Inkster Fire Department, Inkster, MI, Hiring, $1,682,760
  • Orange County Fire Authority, Irvine, CA, Hiring, $3,691,527
  • Detroit (MI) Fire Department, Detroit, MI, Hiring, $5,136,636
  • City of Hartford Fire Department, Hartford, CT, Hiring, $11,067,070

Subsequent SAFER fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.

Round 9 FY16 SAFER Fire Jobs Grant Winners Announced

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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 9 fire jobs grant winners for the FY2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). FEMA awarded 8 fire grants totaling $2,779,060:

  • Oakridge Fire & EMS, Oakridge, OR, Recruitment, $18,627
  • Lancaster Fire Department, Lancaster, NY, Recruitment, $42,066
  • Corinth-Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Seneca, SC, Recruitment, $159,565
  • Corinth Holders Vol. Fire Dept., Zebulon, NC, Recruitment, $175,700
  • Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue, Terrebonne, OR, Recruitment, $183,688
  • Oxford Fire Department, Oxford, MI, Recruitment, $333,706
  • Chelan Fire & Rescue, Chelan, WA, Recruitment, $924,308
  • North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs, Greensboro, NC, Recruitment, $941,400

Subsequent SAFER fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.

Round 5 FY16 FP&S Fire Prevention Grant Winners Announced

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Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 5 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant Program (FP&S). FEMA awarded 1 fire grant, totaling $329,378, to the VT DPS, Div. Fire Safety, Public Education, of Waterbury, VT.

Subsequent FP&S fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest FP&S news.

House Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act

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Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)On Tuesday, September 12th, the House approved by voice vote H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), creates a specialized national registry to provide researchers and epidemiologists with the tools and resources they need to improve research collection activities related to the monitoring of cancer incidence among firefighters…

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4 First Responder Grants Clients Win $1,676,900 in FY2016 Fire Act Grant Awards

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4 departments who have worked with First Responder Grants have won a total of $1,676,900 in fire grants during FY2016 AFG, SAFER, and FP&S fire grant awards announced Sept. 8, 2017:

  • Port Security Grant, South Marin Co. FD, CA, $750,000
  • AFG Interoperable Communications Grant, Monterey FPD, CA, $704,000
  • AFG Vehicle Acquisition for New Tanker, Obion FD, TN, $198,000
  • Ithaca FD, NY, $24,900

These grants are administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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Round 16 FY16 AFG Fire Grant Winners Announced

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Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)FEMA has announced Round 16 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 366 fire grants totaling $52,692,899, including:

  • Mcadoo Fire Co.Inc, Mcadoo, PA, Operations and Safety, $5,834, Training
  • City of New Bedford Fire Department, New Bedford, MA, Operations and Safety, $74,000, Equipment
  • East 52 Vol. Fire Dept., Celina, TN, Regional Request, $258,949
  • Oakridge Fire & EMS, Oakridge, OR, Vehicle Acquisition, $430,306
  • Charter Township of Comstock Fire & Rescue, Galesburg, MI, Regional Request, $860,344, Equipment

Subsequent AFG fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.

Round 8 FY16 SAFER Fire Jobs Grant Winners Announced

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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 8 fire jobs grant winners for the FY2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). FEMA awarded 15 fire grants totaling $4,843,112, including:

  • Stillwater Fire Department, Stillwater, MN, Recruitment, $35,100
  • Naples Fire Dept., Naples, NY, Recruitment, $68,550
  • Pinal Rural Fire Rescue & Medical District, Mammoth, AZ, Recruitment, $230,900
  • Snowville Volunteer Fire Department, Snowville, UT, Recruitment, $501,000
  • Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue, Tarpon Springs, FL, Hiring, $692,714

Subsequent SAFER fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.

Round 4 FY16 FP&S Fire Prevention Grant Winners Announced

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Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 4 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Fire Prevention & Safety Grant Program (FP&S). FEMA awarded 33 fire grants totaling $21,069,606, including:

  • Georgetown Fire Department, Georgetown, MA, Fire Prevention, $10,475
  • Saginaw Fire Department, Saginaw, MI, Fire Prevention, $32,381
  • Vincennes City Fire Department, Vincennes, IN, Fire Prevention, $166,205
  • CFAI-Risk, Inc., Chantilly, VA, Fire Prevention, $1,000,000
  • Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Research, $1,500,000

Subsequent FP&S fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest FP&S news.

Round 7 FY16 SAFER Fire Jobs Grant Winners Announced

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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) GrantsFEMA has announced Round 7 fire jobs grant winners for the FY2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). FEMA awarded 97 fire grants totaling $61,236,103, including:

  • Greenwood Rural Volunteer Fire Dept., Weatherford, TX, Recruitment, $22,600
  • Highfalls Fire Rescue Incorporated, Bennett, NC, Recruitment, $154,980
  • Oak Creek Fire Department, Oak Creek, WI, Hiring, $533,554
  • South Kitsap Fire Rescue, Port Orchard, WA, Hiring, $1,601,762
  • City of Phoenix Fire Department, Phoenix, AZ, Hiring, $5,389,627

Subsequent SAFER fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.