Perth Amboy Fire Dept. Receives $90K Federal Grant

PERTH AMBOY - The city's fire department is getting $90,909 in federal funds through the federal Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) Program for training firefighters and fire officers.

“We are immensely grateful to FEMA for this generous grant of $90,909.09 through the Assistance to Firefighters Program," said Mayor Helmin Caba. "This funding supports the essential training and development of our dedicated fire department.

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"Over the past 10 years, our Fire Department has received 12 FEMA grants, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to excellence in emergency services," the mayor added. "By providing Rapid Intervention and Rescue training for all our fire officers and EMT certification for our new fire officers, we are enhancing our emergency response capabilities and ensuring the safety and well-being of our community."

Fire Chief Edward Mullen said the grant will provide funding to the Perth Amboy Fire Department for training programs, including rapid intervention crew operations for all firefighters and fire officers, Fire Officer I training for all fire officers, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training for seven firefighters.

“This fall, we will now be able to run EMT training for 25 firefighters so the vast majority are certified EMTs,” Mullen said. “In addition to all the fire related incidents our department responds to annually, we also respond to all serious life-threatening medical emergency calls throughout the city as first responders, working hand-in-hand with our EMS Provider Hackensack Meridian University Hospital JFK EMS to ensure the safety of our residents.”

This AFG award brings the total to more than $8 million in federal funding the city received over the past decade to support the work of first responders, according to the office of Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.)

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The AFG program is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security and is part of a coordinated effort to improve the nation’s ability to respond to emergency situations.

AFG awards grants directly to fire departments and Emergency Medical Services organizations (EMS) that are unaffiliated with a hospital to enhance their ability to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as that of first responder personnel. Since its implementation in 2001, the AFG program has provided approximately $8.4 billion to fire departments and EMS organizations across the country.

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