Absecon Fire Gets $30,000 Grant

Friday, January 23 2009 @ 04:30 pm EST

Contributed by: CBrining

Published: Thursday, January 22, 2009
 
By EMILY PREVITI, Staff Writer, 609-272-7221

  Absecon City Fire Company No. 1 will get $29,920 in federal funding to recruit, train and retain volunteer firefighters, according to a statement released Thursday by the office of U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, R-2. The money will come from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program in the Department of Homeland Security, according to the statement.

The SAFER program has about $180.5 million to award to local fire departments specifically for the recruitment and retention of volunteer and professional firefighters. More information is available at www.firegrantsupport.com/safer.


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