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First Round of AFG Awards Announced by FEMA

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The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the first round of awards from Fiscal Year 2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program.

A total of 82 awards were announced for the first round with the vast majority of the awards being used by fire departments to purchase new equipment. Additional rounds of awards will be announced throughout the coming months.

The AFG program is available to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations.

Since 2001, AFG has awarded more than $4.6 billion to fire departments and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and all other hazards.

To view a list of the AFG award recipients, visit http://www.firegrantsupport.com/content/html/afg/Awards10.aspx



Author:Barbara Brooks - Fire Department Network News




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