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Council reviews SAFER grant application to hire six firefighters, about $1.1 million

5074760 · June 20, 2025
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Summary

A resolution on the agenda would authorize application for a SAFER grant to help the New Brunswick Fire Department hire six firefighters; staff said the measure requests approximately $1.1 million and that grant award is required before hires occur.

The New Brunswick City Council listed a resolution to authorize application for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant intended to hire six firefighters, with the funding request described at roughly $1.1 million, council documents and staff statements show.

The proposal is intended to expand department staffing; at the meeting staff described…

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