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Anacortes accepts FEMA SAFER award to add three firefighters; council presses staff on post-grant funding
Summary
The City of Anacortes accepted a FEMA SAFER grant that will fund three firefighter positions for 36 months. Fire Chief Harris and councilmembers discussed operational benefits of moving battalion chiefs into command vehicles and long-term funding options after the grant ends.
The Anacortes City Council voted Oct. 13 to accept a FY2024 FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant that will fund three firefighter positions beginning in 2026.
Fire Chief Harris told council the grant will offset payroll costs for 36 months (75% in year one, 75% in year two, 35% in year three). The department plans to unfund one assistant chief position and add three firefighters; the chief said that change effectively nets two additional uniformed positions…
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