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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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FY 2023 SAFER Update

As of Sept. 23, 2024, FEMA has made 191 SAFER awards totaling 360 million.

You may view the individual award data in the Awards section below.

Applying

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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.

Connect With Us

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

Fire Program Specialists in FEMA’s regions respond to questions about the program and conduct grant monitoring activities. View regional contacts.

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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 Ordina in modo ascendente
Bond Mccoy Volunteer Fire Department CO Recruitment and Retention $1,312,470
South Metro Fire Department MN Hiring of Firefighters $3,361,761
City of West Covina CA Hiring of Firefighters $6,804,000
Orange County Fire Authority CA Hiring of Firefighters $5,937,722
Town of Northborough MA Hiring of Firefighters $2,864,376
Town of Lynnfield MA Hiring of Firefighters $1,199,469
Village of Hilside IL Hiring of Firefighters $1,175,875
City of West Sacramento CA Hiring of Firefighters $5,222,934
Town of Medfield MA Hiring of Firefighters $1,138,176
City of Albemarle NC Hiring of Firefighters $1,834,236
City of Bozeman MT Hiring of Firefighters $4,468,644
City of Omaha NE Hiring of Firefighters $6,828,750
Okolona Fire Protection District Holding Company2, Inc. KY Hiring of Firefighters $2,090,262
City of Bloomington MN Hiring of Firefighters $6,942,948
Clay County Board of County Commissioners FL Hiring of Firefighters $4,057,906
City of West Bend WI Hiring of Firefighters $2,838,077
California State Firefighters' Association CA Recruitment and Retention $1,046,880
City of Lakeville MN Hiring of Firefighters $5,561,853
City of El Segundo CA Hiring of Firefighters $5,434,434
Iowa Firefighters Association NE Recruitment and Retention $1,489,500