FEMA
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FEMA is now accepting applications for over a dozen grant programs to support emergency readiness, including natural disasters and cyber threats
FEMA is proposing nearly $1 billion in cuts to grant programs that public safety agencies use to strengthen disaster preparedness
FEMA has tweaked parts of AFG application process regarding turndown letters and funds monitoring upon award
State agencies, the district of Columbia and the federal government are participating in hurricane response training as part of 2018 National Level Exercise
FEMA opens the SAFER grant application period for career, combination and volunteer firefighter recruitment assistance
Five priority programs include smoke alarm installations, sprinkler awareness, risk assessments, code enforcement and arson investigation
FEMA has announced the opening of the 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant application period
The FY 2017 AFG application period will open Dec. 26 and end on Feb. 2, 2018
Forget the score, and learn what you can from your rejection to improve your next Assistance to Firefighters Grant application
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said recovering from the recent spate of disasters will be tremendously expensive
NIMS provides nationwide guidelines on utilizing the community to manage emergencies
The package includes an estimated $1 billion added by the House Appropriations Committee to address California’s ongoing wildfire disasters
At the time of the request, 269 residences were threatened by the fire, which was 15 percent contained
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to Texas to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
The Allegheny Mountain Firefighters Initiative has been recruiting volunteer firefighters since 2013
The partnership enables FEMA to deliver hyperlocal, targeted emergency and disaster preparedness messages and information
The plan relies, in part, on a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard’s $9.1 billion budget and 11 percent cuts to both the TSA and FEMA
Uninsured or underinsured homeowners who suffered losses in the fire to their primary residence are eligible for several types of FEMA funding
FEMA officials say 121 Ohio public safety agencies and organizations have sent approximately 400 people to train at the facility in question since that time
Here are three questions to ask as your department or agency works through the question of whether to partner or collaborate for an application
September 11 exposed the primitiveness of our communication systems, here’s a look at what it was like at Ground Zero and what’s being done
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will pay for a new 2017 fire engine
FEMA’s updated security system is causing access problems for some; here’s how to navigate it
Four fire departments in West Virginia will receive funding as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
‘President Trump’ staffers and other federal employees wouldn’t be able to stay at most of his hotels because they can only stay at hotels deemed fire safe
Follow these rules to help your EMS agency or fire department take the next step in success with grant applications
The application period is open through March 25; $340 million in grants are available
The application period will open Dec. 7 and close Jan. 15, 2016
FEMA opted not to advise people to close interior doors based on focus group results; NFPA may add the message next year
The department was awarded $218,850 to buy 43 radios that will allow the fire department to continue communication with area police and aid partners
The newly purchased SCBAs will replace five breathing air compressor systems that are more than 18 years old and currently in use at five fire stations
The grant will fund a community paramedicine program and the purchase of new equipment
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