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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — County commissioners tonight gave Brevard County Fire-Rescue Chief Larry Collins permission to accept a $3.69 million federal grant. The grant would pay for the salaries and benefits of 33 new firefighters/emergency medical technicians for two years.
But commissioners told Collins not to spend any of the grant money until he gave them a presentation adequately satisfying concerns they had about the fire department budget and staffing.
The commission vote was 4-1, with Commissioner Trudie Infantini voting against accepting the grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Full story: County OKs FEMA grant to hire 33 new firefighters