Media Advisory – Congressman Palmer Announces Fire Grant for Warrior
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the City of Warrior Fire Department received an Assistance to Firefighters - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant for $968,400 awarded by the Department of Homeland Security. The department's application competed against other, similar departments through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.
The Warrior Fire Department will use the grant to increase staffing to a level recommended by National Fire Protection Association guidelines. It will provide for a total of nine full-time firefighter positions to be hired, which in conjunction with the current staffing, will bring the department to four firefighters per shift, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The grant provides funds for a two year period.
According to the Warrior Fire Department, "these funds will go to greatly enhance the safety of the citizens in and around Warrior, as well as the I-65 corridor through the city which has had many tragic accidents and tanker fires in the last year."
"I am pleased that Warrior was awarded this competitive grant and will be able to achieve the staffing levels recommended by the National Fire Protection Association guidelines," Palmer said. "This will ensure that The Warrior Fire Department has the personnel and equipment to respond to any emergency."
Funds awarded under the Assistance for Firefighters Grant (AFG) program are used to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations. Only the applications most closely conforming to program priorities are considered and scored by peer review panels.
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Additional information is attached.
For any additional questions, contact:
Cliff Smith, (202) 225-4921, clifford.smith@mail.house.gov
U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL) serves on three Congressional committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Budget, and Space, Science and Technology. Visit Palmer online at his website or via Facebook,Twitter, or Instagram.