FAMA/FEMSA GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

FY 2024 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, specially the AFG, SAFER, and U.S.A.R., programs. The AFG program provides grants to volunteer, combined and career fire departments for critical fire and rescue equipment; SAFER provides funds to fire departments to hire additional first responders; the U.S. Fire Administration provides technical assistance to fire and rescue departments; and the U.S.A.R. program trains and funds a set of local first responder teams that can be deployed by the federal government to respond to all-hazard events.

S-870 The Reauthorization of Fire Grants, specifically the AFG, SAFER, and U.S. Fire Administration, programs. HR 4090 The Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023. The AFG program provides grants to volunteer, combined and career fire departments for critical fire and rescue equipment; SAFER provides funds to fire departments to hire additional first responders; and the U.S. Fire Administration provides technical assistance to fire and rescue departments.