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Council endorses SAFER grant plan to staff fire engines with four personnel; 21 hires planned under federal funding
Summary
Grand Prairie fire officials outlined a multi‑year staffing plan tied to a FEMA SAFER grant that would add 21 firefighters to reach four‑person staffing on engines citywide. FEMA would fund most of the cost in early years; the city would assume full ongoing costs after the grant term.
Grand Prairie fire officials told the City Council that a federal SAFER grant awarded through FEMA would allow the department to add personnel to reach four‑person staffing levels on more engines.
Fire Chief Bob (transcript: Robert Fire Chief Harold; identified as the fire chief in the meeting) said the department has worked for 13 years to reach the national standard of four personnel on a…
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