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Hendersonville board approves application for FEMA SAFER grant, amends request to seek nine firefighters
Summary
The Board unanimously authorized staff to apply for a FEMA SAFER grant to fund additional firefighters and amended the resolution to request nine positions (previously listed as six). If awarded, the grant would cover three years; the city would assume costs thereafter.
Hendersonville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Jan. 28 approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the board unanimously amended the application to request nine firefighters rather than six.
Alderman Garten moved the resolution to apply for SAFER funding and Alderman Goodwin seconded. During committee review city staff and aldermen…
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