Fire Grants
FireRescue1’s Fire Grants section provides a comprehensive database of grants, news, information and resources to help firefighters identify and secure available grant funding.
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Last month the White House paused federal funding to align with Trump’s agenda, disputing the court’s authority to intervene
A voter-approved tax allowed Boulder County to provide grants to fund equipment, station upgrades and emergency vehicles
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The new ambulance will replace one the department lost in a collision last year; the new ambulance was grant-funded
Central EMS in partnership with Forsyth County fire department is adopting video laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation
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The application period is open through March 25; $340 million in grants are available
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Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
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A $250,000 Community Development Block Grant allowed the purchase of a new ambulance
Howard County’s West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department and Lisbon Volunteer Fire Co. received a combined total of $10,000 in grant funding
The funds will allow the purchase of 12 new cardiac monitors
The funds will be used to purchase 394 LUCAS chest compression systems for ambulances and 80 for hospitals
The volunteer squad will use the money to update six ambulances with automatic loading cot systems that can hold 700-pound patients
The grant will help pay for a project to link people who struggle with addiction to addiction treatment services
The $157,970 grant will allow the Crawfordsville Fire Department the chance to get the state’s Community Paramedic Pilot Program off the ground
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Funding a grant application is an investment that grant-makers seek to maximize the benefit to the agency and the community
Fire and police departments from forty communities will share $700,000 in grants to purchase, carry and administer naloxone
Twelve organizations will receive funding to improve their recruitment and retention efforts
The grant will be used to conduct a needs assessment to determine possible solutions for sustaining emergency medical services in the community
A total of $10 million was divided among 57 counties to improve 911 response and emergency dispatching
Some of the upgrades include a new thermal imager, extrication hoses, ventilation saw, pry bar, axes and a 2.5-inch 1000 GPM nozzle
The city was also awarded a $20,000 grant earlier this year to buy a Polaris all-terrain vehicle that could be used in rough terrain rescues
The $55,000 grant will help crews check people’s homes to see if they need smoke detectors in case their home should have a fire
They were awarded $267,500 for the purchase of a new pumper truck, which brings the county to a total of seven trucks
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Before starting your application read these important changes related to equipment funding, position titles and regional applications
The six-week AFG period overlapping with the holidays makes it all the more important to have the application done right
The application period will open Dec. 7 and close Jan. 15, 2016
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