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fire ithaca120Congressman Tom Reed announced the City of Ithaca will be awarded a $634,016 federal grant through the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hire additional fire fighters.

"We care about those who put themselves in harm's way for our benefit, especially our fire fighters and emergency services personnel," said Reed. "These individuals devote their lives to protecting us and it is only right we help provide the staff they need to keep themselves safe in that process."

The City of Ithaca Fire Department will receive the money as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.  The SAFER program is designed to help local fire departments maintain round the clock staffing. The grant is given directly to the department to increase the number of fire fighters on staff, or to rehire fire fighters who were laid-off for economic reasons.

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