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Belmont to apply for SAFER grant to add three firefighter positions
Summary
The council approved staff’s request to apply for a federal SAFER grant that would partially fund three new firefighter positions over three years; staff described phased grant funding and the city's eventual share of personnel costs if awarded.
Belmont’s fire chief asked the council to authorize an application to FEMA’s SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) program to add three frontline firefighter positions. The grant is intended to help municipal departments increase or maintain staffing to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommendations for initial alarm assignments.
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