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Webster Receives FEMA Grant to Hire New Firefighters

By Tom Marino | September 16, 2020
Last Updated: February 2, 2021

WEBSTER – The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] announced Wednesday that the Webster Fire Department has received a grant through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response [SAFER] grand program.

The grant award is a three-year award that totals $1,320,465 to hire seven new firefighters.

FEMA has awarded $253.1 million in direct assistance grants to 91 fire departments across the United States through its fiscal year 2019 SAFER program.

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