SAFER grant

NY town may consider grant to hire more firefighters

The grant could be used to rehire laid-off firefighters, retain firefighters facing layoffs, fill positions vacated through attrition or hire new firefighters

Firefighter recruitment help is available through SAFER grant

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FEMA opens the SAFER grant application period for career, combination and volunteer firefighter recruitment assistance

Ohio FD: City impeding our $625K grant due to staffing

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The Norwood Fire Department fell out of compliance for the SAFER grant after retirements and one resignation

Senate reauthorizes AFG/SAFER and USFA

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The bill, which is on its way to the president’s desk, will save the FIRE and SAFER grant programs from expiring on Jan. 2

U.S. House of Representatives reauthorizes AFG/SAFER

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Congress has weeks to act before statute authorizing fire grant programs expires

Unique partnership leads to a regional recruiting and retention grant

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A county-wide effort results in a $4.3 million SAFER grant to fund recruitment and training of 500 additional volunteer firefighters

NJ city approves plan to lay off 64 firefighters to plug $5.3M budget hole

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The city said it needs to make up an anticipated increase in the 2018 budget caused by the firefighters who are being paid for by a SAFER grant

Senate passes firefighter grants reauthorization

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The legislation reauthorizes the AFG, SAFER and FP&S grant programs through 2023

Ill. county awarded $810K SAFER grant to hire firefighters

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City officials said the grant will help supplement its public safety levy funds voters approved this past November

Fla. county receives $4M SAFER grant to hire more firefighters

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The grant funds 75 percent of 30 firefighters' salaries and benefits during the first and second year, and 35 percent in the third year

AFG, SAFER funding preserved in new federal budget

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The 2017 U.S. government federal spending plan also sustains USFA funding and increases allocation for Urban Area Security Initiative and the USAR system