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Funding for SAFER and AFG
Click here for information on
the new SAFER rules
Adequately staffed,
equipped and trained
fire departments
are
critical to
fire fighter
and public safety. Yet,
two-thirds of fire departments are
understaffed, and many local departments have significant equipment
and training shortfalls. Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) grants
can help fire
departments hire additional fire fighters, ensuring
that they have sufficient numbers of adequately trained personnel to
respond to emergency situations quickly and safely, while Assistance
to Firefighter Grants (AFG) can help departments purchase critically
needed equipment and training, as well as implement health and
wellness programs to ensure fire fighter safety.
In Fiscal Year 2010,
Congress appropriated $420 million for the SAFER, and $390 million
for AFG.
In his Fiscal Year
2011 budget proposal, President Obama recommended funding SAFER and
AFG at $305 million each. The IAFF supports funding each
program at $420 million.
For more information
about funding for SAFER and AFG, and current congressional action, click here:
Fact
Sheet
Learn more about why
funding SAFER and AFG is critical for our nation's fire fighters:
Key
Points
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House Action
On June 24, 2010, the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved the FY2011 Department
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including $420 million for SAFER and
$420 million for AFG.
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