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Brockton committee recommends acceptance of $13,298 state SAFE grant; officials highlight larger grant strategy
Summary
The Brockton Finance Committee recommended that the City Council accept a $13,298.05 SAFE grant for the Fire Department and heard officials describe a bundle of state and federal grants that fund equipment, turnout gear, training and 16 SAFER-funded positions.
The Brockton Finance Committee on May 5 recommended that the City Council accept and spend $13,298.05 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety for the Brockton Fire Department.
The grant, Fire Chief Brian Nardelli told the committee, is the Department of Fire Services SAFE (Student Awareness Fire Education) award the department applies for annually. Nardelli said the money will pay for student- and senior-focused prevention materials and programs — helmets, books and other classroom supplies — and help fund the department’s October fire-prevention day. He described the SAFE program as non‑matching state money that specifically supports both school-age and senior outreach started locally by Deputy Chief Hendrigan.
Committee members heard the SAFE grant in the…
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