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.
In 2024, the program funded upgrades to nine first responder facilities, including sheriff’s offices and dispatch centers
Follow these tips for preparing for the 2025 AFG application period
The Office of Management and Budget withdrew its spending freeze just two days after issuing the order
With the money, they were able to buy eight full sets of turnout gear for its volunteer firefighters, including protective pants and coats
The grant is specifically earmarked for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters
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Fire Chief Joe Jenkins said most of the money is going toward new extrication tools that will reduce the amount of time it takes firefighters to rescue crash victims trapped in cars
The money will pay for firefighting gear as well as station gear and required physicals for about 25 volunteers each year
Chief Tom Larson provided the department with 6 FEMA grants, a new snorkel truck and a safety a feature for fire trucks and traffic signals
The new system cost more than $6M, and recently went live
It uses “new non-invasive” monitoring of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide levels and is also Wifi capable
The layoffs are determined by seniority affecting firefighters that were hired most recently
Many departments have had to pay back FEMA, or are not getting reimbursed because the purchases are not P25 compliant
Two agencies were awarded $2,500 to train officials for farm safety and agricultural emergencies
About 200 agencies across the state will get new computers for reporting EMS incidents
The city is anxiously awaiting word on its request for a $7.9 million grant to avoid laying off 19 firefighters and closing two fire stations
“Thanks to this critical SAFER grant the Holyoke Fire Department will have the resources it needs to keep the community safe and secure,” said Senator Markey
Here’s some tips on where to begin searching for available EMS funding
The cameras use infrared technology to help firefighters locate victims, pinpoint fires and recognize structural dangers
County Commissioners approved applying for a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant from the state Department of Community Affairs to pay for the fire hydrants
The $500,000 grant award will pay for three new firefighters for two years
If adopted, the cuts will impact fire grant programs, the U.S. Fire Administration and Urban Search and Rescue
The department has created a 10-member team who will respond to medical emergencies on specially equipped bicycles
Most of the money will be used to upgrade the county’s four existing relay tower sites by making them taller and sturdier
This is the second time the district has received the grant; it received a $1.4 million grant in 2006 to help it increase staffing
Officials are hoping a $1 million federal grant will pay for firefighters to work 24 hours a day to make up for lack of volunteers
A $26 state grant will pay for a regional purchase of EMS medical supplies, and other towns have joined forces to seek collective grants
The device will give CPR to patients; they also purchased portable video laryngoscopes through the safety grant
The mayor says 60 firefighters could be laid off and the department would be back to the smaller size of 153, down from the current 213
The firefighter that found the victim was hired thanks to SAFER grant money