The SAFER grants support two specific activities: (1) the hiring of firefighters, and (2) recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. SAFER is part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants and is under the Office of Grants and Training of the Department of Homeland Security.
We expect this grant to re-open for applications in December 2009.
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Grant eases fire crew shortage
Danville Fire Chief Mark Morgan admits his department has been so understaffed it had left him uneasy about the safety of residents he was trying to protect.
"Every day, I worried that somebody might lose their life, because we couldn't get there in time," he said. "Especially when our crews had to take someone to a hospital in Indianapolis, I really got concerned."
A recent federal grant awarded to the department to help staff budget-constrained fire departments should give Morgan a little peace of mind.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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