This week, Congress passed legislation designed to improve the timeliness and transparency in the Justice Department’s processing of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program survivor, … Read More
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health.” The … Read More
Today the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unanimously approved S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act. The legislation reauthorizes the … Read More
Sunday May 21, 2017 marks the beginning of National EMS Week and presents an opportunity to honor the men and women who deliver pre-hospital 9-1-1 … Read More
FEMA has announced Round 4 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 136 fire grants totaling $20,026,547, including: Ben … Read More
FEMA’s National Integration Center is soliciting feedback on five National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management component documents that enhance interoperability and the effectiveness of … Read More
FEMA has announced Round 3 fire grant winners for the FY2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 69 fire grants totaling $7,448,676, including: Evansville … Read More
On May 3, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act, by voice vote. The legislation, which was introduced by … Read More
Congress has approved H.R. 244, an omnibus spending bill to fund programs and activities of the federal government for the remainder of the current fiscal … Read More
3 departments who have worked with First Responder Grants have won a total of $285,864 in fire grants during Round 1 awards from the FY2016 … Read More