| FY 2011 SAFER Grant Application Period Begins January 30
2/2/2012 5:55:41 PM The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant application period will open on Monday, January 30, 2012 and run until Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. EST. |
| Williams Pipeline Presents $1,000 to Henry County Fire Department
1/31/2012 2:31:27 PM On January 27, 2012, at Station Number Nine, in Stockbridge, William's Pipeline presented the Henry County Fire Department with a $1000.00. |
| Little Rock Orders Three New E-ONE Fire Trucks
1/16/2012 7:47:49 AM After extensive research, Little Rock Fire Department (LRFD) placed an order for a new HP 100 ladder and two custom Cyclone II pumpers with E-ONE and Sunbelt Fire, the exclusive E-ONE dealer for Arkansas. |
| NFPA Awards Educational Grant Salina Fire Department HazMat Response Team
1/16/2012 7:47:44 AM The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund Committee selected the Salina Fire Department HazMat Response Team (HMRT) from Salina, Kan., as the recipient of the 2012 Warren E. Isman Educational Grant. |
| Pet Oxygen Masks Now In Service at the Manassas Fire and Rescue Department
1/9/2012 4:44:23 PM Four sets of veterinary-grade oxygen delivery masks for animals obtained by the City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department from a program called "Petmask.com" are now in service on two Medic Units and ready for use if the need arises. |
| Fire Department Conducts Assessment of Response Times During Independence Bowl
12/29/2011 8:52:34 AM On December 26, 2011, the Shreveport Fire Department used the Independence Bowl as an opportunity to gather data they will use in the future configuration of a new Fair Ground's fire station. |
| LACoFD Receives CalEMA Hazardous Emergency Preparedness Grant
12/26/2011 11:53:36 PM On December 20, 2011, the Board of Supervisors formally accepted $64,000 in federal grant funding from the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) that will go towards our Department's emergency training and planning for the unique challenges related to transportation and hazardous materials incidents. |
| Get Ready to Apply for a 2011 SAFER Grant
12/22/2011 6:45:45 AM The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications soon for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants. |
| International Association of Fire Fighters Scores Huge Congressional Victory
12/19/2011 10:56:24 AM In one of its final actions in 2011, Congress has passed an Omnibus Appropriations Bill that makes more than $742 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants available to struggling communities and extends the “SAFER waivers” for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. |
| Murrieta Fire Granting "Fill the Boot" Proceeds to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network
12/14/2011 12:41:08 PM Saturday, December 17, 2011, the Murrieta Fire Department is granting the proceeds from a ‘Fill the Boot’ campaign to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FFCSN), a non-profit organization. |