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Tomball Council OKs SAFER grant application to add six firefighters
Summary
The Tomball City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to execute documents to apply for a FEMA SAFER grant that would fund six firefighter positions to bring two stations to four-member staffing if awarded.
Tomball — The Tomball City Council on June 16 unanimously authorized the city manager to execute documents to apply for a FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant that, if awarded, would fund six firefighter positions to raise staffing at two stations to four members per shift.
The authorization, approved 5-0, does not guarantee the grant award; council members and staff said the city would return to council for formal acceptance and budget incorporation if the grant is received. The anticipated award date the presenter gave was Aug. 18, with work to be completed no later than Sept. 30.
Chief Jake, Tomball’s fire chief, told the council the department would use the…
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