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HARRISBURG ― A new wave of state-funded grants for first responders will benefit over 40 of Beaver County's fire departments and emergency medical service groups. ... Center Township Volunteer ...
The Fire Grants and Safety Act, sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., passed the Senate, 88-2, at the end of June. The bill authorizes $750 million for grant programs and ...
How to help firefighters. The LA Fire Department Foundation's Wildfire Emergency Fund supports the local firefighters battling the fires. The fund is being used to finance emergency fire shelters ...
Volunteer Fire Assistance is a State & Private Forestry program under which the Forest Service provides financial and technical assistance to states for grants and agreements with volunteer fire departments that protect communities of fewer than 10,000 people.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) located in Frederick County, Maryland, near Emmitsburg. [1] [2] Per the official website, "the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards".
In THE DIGEST: Columbia Gas awards thousands in grants to fire departments, bridge work over I-81, Broad Street improvements in Waynesboro.
In the United States, federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.