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From FY 2001 to FY 2009, Congress appropriated $5.7 billion infunding for fire grants. Using panel data from 1999 to 2006 formore than 10,000 fire departments, this evaluation usesfixed-effects regressions to estimate the impact of fire grants onfour different measures of fire casualties: firefighter deaths,firefighter injuries, civilian deaths, and civilian injuries.
Englewood's fire department received a $170,870 grant that will help strengthen the department’s operations and safety with new training classes.
"For the wildland firefighter, deploying a shelter is the last thing they want to do—it's the final resort, the last line of defense," says Roger Barker.
Maine State Sen. Trey Stewart, R-Aroostook, told Houlton Town Council Monday night that the state has more than $800 million in its supplemental budget.
New Braunfels City Council members on Monday finalized the 2022 street maintenance project list.