Homeland Security: President Biden’s budget recommends increases to fire service programs like the Assistance to Firefighters Grant and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants.
Other programs, such as the State Homeland Securit…

IAFC has received funding through a DHS/FEMA/AFG/FP&S grant to provide support for roadside and community chipping programs.   
A maximum of $20,000 per department is available to help RSG! members cover the cost of department staffing, e…

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it will be allowing a minimum 90{5733dc4cfc0839ade73c8aa82086f5af6447ea4397c316dc5ed4a27a2232ec93} cost share for all federal emergency or major disaster declarations that were declared or had an incident period beginning between January 1, 2020, and…

Why focus on road corridors? In early December, Teton Area Wildfire Protection Coalition (TAWPC) had the good fortune of having the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) present to us on their Camp Fire Progression Study. The Camp Fire …

Early on Tuesday morning, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471). 
The bill would cut both the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (also known as the “FIRE Grant”) an…