21 Aug SC Forestry Commission Accepting 2020 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant Applications Posted at 09:36h in FireWire, Grants, News, Newsletter by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes The SC Forestry Commission is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA)/National Fire Plan (NFP) Grant. This grant is often referred to as the "forestry" grant within the fire service. Application deadline is October 1, 2020. All applications must be post marked byRead More... Read More
15 Aug 2018 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA)/National Fire Plan (NFP) Grant Open Posted at 09:52h in Benefits, Grants by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes The SC Forestry Commission is currently accepting applications for the 2018 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA)/National Fire Plan (NFP) Grant. This grant is often referred to as the "Forestry" grant within the fire service. Application deadline is October 1, 2018. Click on the link below toRead More... Read More
26 Jul The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Foundation Receives Dominion Energy Grant Posted at 14:38h in Benefits, Foundation, Grants, Members, Membership, News, Press Release by Jamie Caggiano 0 Comments 0 Likes The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting firefighters throughout South Carolina, has received a $5,000 donation from Dominion Energy. Foundation Chairman Chief Jamie Caggiano said, “Donations from our business partners like Dominion Energy are vital for the Foundation’s mission; supportingfirefighters who areRead More... Read More
06 Apr EMD FY 2019 Hazardous Materials Planning & Training Grant Packages Posted at 09:02h in Data & Record Keeping, Events, Grants, Training, Training & Events, Uncategorized by Rick Dunn 0 Comments 2 Likes FY 2019 Hazardous Materials Planning & Training Grant Packages have been mailed. A copy of the application for the federal Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning (HMEP) grant program has been sent to all South Carolina “Local Emergency Planning Commission” (LEPC) offices. The deadline is May 15, 2018 toRead More... Read More
06 Mar South Carolina Selects First Arriving to Lead Major Upgrade to Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Efforts Posted at 19:30h in Grants, Jobs, Members, News, Recruitment and Retention, Uncategorized by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 0 Likes COLUMBIA, SC (February 26) – The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association has selected leading fire services agency First Arriving to drive new marketing programs aimed at growing the volunteer firefighter ranks throughout the state. The major components of the program include development of a new statewide,Read More... Read More
28 Nov Recruitment Grant Adjustments Posted at 08:34h in Grants, Recruitment, Uncategorized by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 0 Likes As grant year 3 was nearing completion, we received permission to extend the proceeds of our SAFER grant for additional firefighters into an additional 5 counties of South Carolina. Those counties are: Dillon, Edgefield, Marion, Saluda, and Williamsburg. These areas are largely rural and areRead More... Read More
21 Jun Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance grants Posted at 12:10h in Grants by Jason Pope 0 Comments 0 Likes Good Afternoon, We are pleased to announce an update for the 2017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs. Congress has allocated $100 million towards PDM and $175 million for FMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is assessing how they will distributeRead More... Read More
23 May Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Posted at 09:42h in Grants by Tony Dicks 0 Comments 1 Like The 2017 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade grant application period is open for a few more weeks, and we would appreciate your help in making sure eligible departments in South Carolina know about the program. These are no-match grants of up to $10,000 that fund needed gear andRead More... Read More
18 Jan Grant opportunity for select departments involved with the Pinnacle Mountain fire Posted at 17:17h in Foundation, Grants, Uncategorized by Jamie Caggiano 0 Comments 0 Likes Click here for guidelines and application https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlezQh82MGsRead More... Read More
04 Aug Rural volunteer fire departments eligible for grants from the Forestry Commission Posted at 14:12h in Grants by Jason Pope 0 Comments 0 Likes The South Carolina Forestry Commission administers the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants funded through the USDA Forest Service. The program offers 50/50 matching fund grants intended to increase firefighting capacity, especially of those fire departments serving communities in the wildland urban interface. Fire departments servingRead More... Read More
