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.
Redmond’s new electric fire engine, originally priced at $2.4 million, will cost the city just $264,600, thanks to funding from grants and donations
NFPA Fire Sprinkler Initiative week communicates the dangers of home fires to residents and firefighters
Funding for Lowell and Tewksbury fire departments of over $70K helped improve firefighter safety and fireground operations
Fire service leaders cultivate relationships at CFSI’s National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars Program
With the grant money, they will replace their air-filling station to help the department comply with federal regulations
The grant money will help replace outdated equipment with the purchase of 38 new breathing apparatuses
Amkus Rescue Systems’ hydraulic rescue system saves time and lives, chief says
The $27K will help with flooring, lighting and the replacement of overhead door openers
It was used to purchase a child-size mannequin simulator to train paramedic and emergency medical technician students
The $1.3M center has been in the works for more than two decades and should be completed by the fall
They will use some of the money to hire a volunteer coordinator and for new programs to provide additional training and equipment for its Cadet Training Program
The grant will allow the department to purchase extrication equipment
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The federal government is taking a closer look than ever at grant applications, and going after those who try gaming the system
Chief Kevin Peters said their current turnout gear is 13 years old, while the average life span is eight years
The city was awarded a $1 million grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation; they want to build a fire station on a vacant 4-acre site
The community donated $25,000 and the VFW kicked in $1,000 toward construction of an auxiliary garage for emergency medical vehicles
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Five of 15 firefighters on staff will be let go because a two-year federal grant will expire
The state grant program provided a retired military wildland firefighting vehicle that replace a 1960’s-era truck
The layoffs became necessary after the city lost a federal grant that was to fund 50 firefighters next year; city staff found enough money to retain 15 of those jobs
Wilcox County EMS received $90K as part of $390K in grants to bolster health care services in rural communities
The $256,000 SAFER grant will be the salaries of three firefighters
New exhaust handling equipment and a filling station for air bottles will be paid with the grant
“We were able to find enough money to keep 15 people employed, so rather than 50 (layoffs) we’re looking at 35,” said Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez
CareerWorks will also link newly certified EMTs to employers
It’s part of a regional effort involving 21 emergency response agencies
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