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.
The Russell Fire Department can make sure all of its firefighters have properly fitting facepieces
Delaware County fire and EMS providers will receive funding as part of a $37 million grant program supporting emergency services across the state
As federal funding uncertainties loom, the Congressional Fire Services Institute emphasizes the need for first responders to follow legislative developments
The Yonkers City Fire Department and the Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps received funding through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program
Memphis is one of 16 cities worldwide to receive an IBM Smarter Cities grant; the company will propose management solutions that address the Memphis Fire Department’s growing number of medical calls
The fire chief said that it could compromise public safety and cost fire departments millions of dollars in grants
The new staffing model, which would allow the stations to remain open year-round, would reduce staffing from 16 to 13
The move lifts an earlier suspension of the $156.6 million grant for a new interoperable communication system
The funding will be used to purchase two cardio compression devices and to train responders on the management of pediatric emergencies
It will add two larger bays and allow the department to have a total of seven to eight pieces of apparatus under roof
High school students will have the option to start a career in law enforcement, firefighting and EMS thanks to a $343,902 education grant
The grant money will be used to purchase new air packs and air tanks
City leaders are looking at eliminating the department through attrition and stripping it of its emergency medical response
Each grant is worth $50K; one will help buy a new ambulance, the other will go toward a new pumper
The city grant will hire nurses nurse practitioners to ease burden the burden on the EMS system
Both trucks being replaces are more than 30 years old; mayor objects to the purchase saying money is not available
Chief Glenn Gaines’ push for federally funded grants made the fire service safer and better; it is a mistake to take them for granted or forget how they came to be
Use a combination of funding from different resources to meet your project goals
USFA deputy administrator and retired fire chief Gaines died unexpectedly at his home Sunday
Grants can be used for repairing, building or renovating facilities, new equipment purchase, debt reduction and training and certification of staff
The fire departments received a $189,050 FEMA grant and each company matched a $5,000 pledge to the project
West River Ambulance received state and foundation grants to replace a 1992 ambulance with a new unit
With $34 million to hand out, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants will be awarded to those who best meet these four priority areas
A program increases awareness about the value of what you’re asking for, and can positively impact agency morale
The firefighters with the least seniority at the department were issued layoff notices in February
Workshop, funded by a grant to expand pediatric medical education, used pig lungs, hearts, and tracheas for hands-on training
The city laid off a dozen firefighters in 2013 and 2014 because of a financial crisis; they want to refill vacancies with grant money
It’s a big purchase that’s meant to last a long time; fire truck buying is not something any department can afford to get wrong