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Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)

The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities.

The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by the NFPA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720). For details, review the National Fire Protection Association's codes and standards.

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FY22 SAFER

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Submit, approve and manage FEMA grants on our platform, FEMA GO, or view our FEMA GO user guides to learn more.

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Contact the AFG Program Help Desk toll-free at 866-274-0960 or send an email to firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.

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Awards

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FY21 SAFER Funding

As of March 24, 2023, FEMA has made 226 awards totaling $484 million. See all awards.

Use the table below to search for awards by organization or program name, sort by state or filter by year.

Organization State Program Award Amount Award Date
Soperton, City of GA Recruitment and Retention $202,800
Middletown Township Government office PA Recruitment and Retention $50,000
Tyngsboro, Town of MA Recruitment and Retention $289,600
Rapid Valley Fire Department Inc SD Recruitment and Retention $430,000
North Transylvania Fire Rescue, Inc. NC Recruitment and Retention $93,200
Rappahannock, County of VA Recruitment and Retention $561,617
Township of Pemberton NJ Recruitment and Retention $200,000
Viola Village of WI Recruitment and Retention $493,192
Springfield Fire Department, Inc. NY Recruitment and Retention $17,500
Estacada Rural Fire District #69 OR Recruitment and Retention $550,672
Crawford County Commissioner GA Recruitment and Retention $223,600
Falls Township Fire Co PA Recruitment and Retention $200,000
Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Dept Inc IN Recruitment and Retention $220,920
Smithton Volunteer Fire Department PA Recruitment and Retention $20,000
Churchill Five Fork Volnt Fire NC Recruitment and Retention $85,488
Weston Volunteer Fire Department TX Recruitment and Retention $275,200
Clinton Fire Department, Town of NJ Recruitment and Retention $105,100
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue WA Recruitment and Retention $502,730
Town of Berkshire NY Recruitment and Retention $29,000
Old Washington Community Volunteer Fire Co OH Recruitment and Retention $362,000

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