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Article: MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE NEARLY $650,000 IN FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM FEMA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 25, 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 $649,169 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to 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.
"In support of our firefighters, who are often first on the scene in emergencies, we are assisting in providing critical resources directly into local fire ...