Village Receives Federal Grant for Staffing

The Village of Hanover Park was awarded the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in June 2006.

The purpose of the SAFER grant is to award funds directly to volunteer, combination, and career fire departments to help the departments increase their cadre of firefighters. Ultimately, the goal is for SAFER grantees to enhance their ability to attain or enhance 24-hour staffing and thus assuring their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards.

The grant valued at $300,000 will be paid out over the next four years and will cover the partial cost of three new Firefighter / Paramedics.  The grant requires the Village of Hanover Park to match an increasing proportion of the salary over a four-year period, and in the fifth year of the grant, the Village must absorb the entire cost of the new positions.  

The national standard that SAFER grants help to address is the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Department.

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Hanover Park, IL  60133
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