The Finley (N.D.) Fire Department and seven North Dakota counties have been awarded a $217,950 staffing grant for "SAFER" (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The seven counties include Steele, Wells, Foster, Nelson, Traill, Griggs, and Eddy.
The SAFER grant provides funding for fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help increase the number of trained, "front-line" firefighters and EMS providers. The grants will also help improve the fire department and emergency medical services' response to fire and other hazards and new equipment and response vehicles.
