Excerpts from Firehouse.com:
The application for SAFER grant applications is now open.
Fire and EMS agencies have until 5 p.m. March 25 to submit grant applications.
Information on the program can be obtained here:
The SAFER grant was established to:
- Assist local fire departments improve and restore staffing and deployment capabilities so they may more effectively and safely respond to emergencies.
- Improve ability of the fire departments to assemble a sufficient number of firefighters at a structure fire in compliance with NFPA 1710 and 1720
- Assist fire departments ensure that all first-arriving apparatus are staffed with a minimum of four qualified personnel who are capable of initiating the suppression
- Improve firefighter safety by meeting minimum staffing guidelines.
