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Article: MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE $269,000 IN FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM FEMA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 18, 2008
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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 $269,914 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to fire departments in the state of Massachusetts. 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.
"It would appear by early accounts, 2007 was a very tragic year with a significant number of fire deaths, particularly in groups of three or more," ...