SAFER grant

7 FDs will use the FEMA grant to recruit and equip as many as 80 firefighters over the next 4 years

21 volunteer fire departments in the Capital Region Firefighter Recruitment Campaign are aiming to recruit 200 firefighters by 2025

Urgency drives Congress to act before program expires

The House will next consider the legislation that also would allot $95M a year to the U.S. Fire Administration

The bill would renew the Assistance to Firefighters and SAFER grant programs and reauthorize and increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration

Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan introduced a bill to keep SAFER and AFG going

"The Fire Department" celebrates the Wausau Fire Department's recent successes and has fun in its firehouses

The Fresno department to will be able to deploy an additional emergency squad and add a fourth firefighter to six apparatus

The Senate Majority Leader made the announcement at the Saratoga Springs FD, which received a $4M SAFER grant that will go toward hiring 16 firefighters

Columbia Falls will pay for two of the firefighters through the city's 3% resort tax

A Hackensack spokesman said the application mistakenly called for funding for 12 firefighters, not the five positions the city council approved

The new positions will help fill staffing gaps on Frederick County engine and ladder truck crews

“This funding will allow Maine firefighters to acquire updated equipment,” Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said jointly

Four common retention pitfalls, plus simple solutions for improving department culture and keeping firefighters happy

A SAFER grant will cover the new crewmembers' salaries for three years