Assistance to Firefighters Program

Download or read book Assistance to Firefighters Program written by Lennard G. Kruger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as fire grants or the FIRE Act grant program, was established in 2001. The program provides federal grants directly to local fire departments and unaffiliated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) org. to help address a variety of equipment, training, and other firefighter-related and EMS needs. A related program is the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters (SAFER) program, which provides grants for hiring, recruiting, and retaining firefighters. Contents of this report: (1) Background; (2) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program; (3) Fire Station Construction Grants in the Amer. Recovery and Reinvest. Act; (4) SAFER Grants; (5) Program Evaluation; (6) Dist. of Fire Grants.