Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

Kruger, Lennard G.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Fire fighters;    Fire departments;    Budgets;    Grants-in-aid;   

RP-ID  :  RL32341
RP-ID  :  RL32341_2009Aug28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as fire grants of the FIRE Act grant program, which provides federal grants directly to local fire departments and unaffiliated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations to help address a variety of equipment, training, and other firefighter-related and EMS needs. This report also discusses the possible reauthorization of AFG and the related Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters (SAFER) program.