City of College Station, TX
09/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/13/2024 09:56
CSFD receives $3.87 million federal grant for staffing Fire Station No. 7
The College Station Fire Department has been awarded a $3.87 million federal grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program to fully fund 12 firefighters for three years at the new Fire Station No.7. The City Council will officially accept the grant award at its Sept. 26 meeting Thursday night.
The grant award is the largest federal grant ever received by the CSFD. Construction on the new station at 2981 Greens Prairie Road will begin in early 2025 and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2026. Voters approved the project as part of the 2022 bond election.
"We are excited to be awarded the SAFER grant as a mechanism to begin to build the staffing of the department as we move toward adding Station 7," CSFD Fire Chief Richard Mann said. "The SAFER program allows us a critical transition period to use federal funding to meet the fire service staffing needs."
CSFD plans to begin recruiting this fall and hiring firefighters in the spring to meet the grant requirements. Applications will be considered for fully, partially, and non-certified candidates.
The grant will fully fund the firefighters' salaries and benefits through the three-year grant performance period as the first phase of staffing requirements.
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The grant award is the largest federal grant ever received by the CSFD. Construction on the new station at 2981 Greens Prairie Road will begin in early 2025 and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2026. Voters approved the project as part of the 2022 bond election.
"We are excited to be awarded the SAFER grant as a mechanism to begin to build the staffing of the department as we move toward adding Station 7," CSFD Fire Chief Richard Mann said. "The SAFER program allows us a critical transition period to use federal funding to meet the fire service staffing needs."
CSFD plans to begin recruiting this fall and hiring firefighters in the spring to meet the grant requirements. Applications will be considered for fully, partially, and non-certified candidates.
The grant will fully fund the firefighters' salaries and benefits through the three-year grant performance period as the first phase of staffing requirements.
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