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Officials approve grant application to fund firefighter jobs

The grants pay for 100 percent of salary and benefits for firefighters over a two-year period

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TURLOCK, Calif. — The Turlock Fire Department could hire three more firefighters if approved for a federal grant.

Turlock’s City Council gave the OK to Turlock Fire Chief Tim Lohman to apply for a grant that could fund three positions for two years. The Staffing of Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant could bring in about $589,685 to the city.

Some 2,500 fire departments are expected to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, and about 300 will be selected to receive the funding.

Full story: Turlock approves grant application that could fund firefighter jobs

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