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Article: MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE MORE THAN $594,000 IN FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM FEMA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 14, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release:
Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $594,798 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to local fire departments in the state of Maine. Nationally, the fiscal year (FY) 2007 AFG awards, which will be distributed in phases, will ultimately provide over $490 million to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations throughout the country.
"This latest round of grants will push the total to over 3,000 fire departments who have received funding thus far through the 2007 fire grants," said ...