Moulton Announces $5 Million Worth of FEMA Grants for Fire Departments in 6th Congressional District

October 14, 2021

SALEM, Mass. – Today, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced that several fire departments in the North Shore and Merrimack Valley received a total of $5,314,919 million worth of grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Rep. Moulton said: “These FEMA grants bring us steps closer to helping our fire departments and first responders get the proper gear, equipment, training and personnel they need to safely and effectively protect and serve our communities. I am proud to have played a role in securing this funding, and I look forward to continuing my efforts to advocate for local departments in the Sixth District.”

The grants delivered to Massachusetts’ Sixth District are broken down into two types. Congress funds the grants through its annual appropriations process and FEMA administers them.

Here’s a list of the local grants:

Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG):

The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations. This type of grant helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically-needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fires and related hazards.

Massachusetts’ Sixth District was awarded $2,205,371 worth of AFG funding. The following departments received the grants:

A grant for $947,619 to the Amesbury Fire Department for Vehicle Acquisition
A grant for $40,887 to the Beverly Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $92,727 to the Gloucester Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $7,226 to the Groveland Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $4,137 to the Ipswich Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $133,565 to the Lynn Fire Department for for Operations and Safety
A grant for $293,600 to the Lynn Fire Department for the Vehicle Acquisition
A grant for $52,157 to the Manchester Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $47, 619 to the Nahant Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $149,163 to the Salem Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $332,990 to the Swampscott Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $60,952 to the Topsfield Fire Department for Operations and Safety
A grant for $4,089 to the Topsfield Fire Department for Operations and Safety

Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant:

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants were created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations so they can increase or maintain the number of trained, frontline firefighters available in their communities. This grant will help local fire departments' in the Sixth District comply with staffing, response, and operational standards.

Massachusetts’ Sixth District was awarded $3,109,548 worth of SAFER funding.

A grant for $2,112,921 to the Amesbury Fire Department to hire additional firefighters
A grant for $996,627 to the Danvers Fire Department to hire additional firefighters

For more information about local grants, visit FEMA’s website or contact the local fire departments.

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