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<title>Fire truck financing: Surviving the credit crunch</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firegrantshelp.com/news/438566/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Editor's note: In this, the third part of our series on the economic downturn and its impact on the fire service, Apparatus Budgeting Consultant John R. Hill outlines the steps departments can take in minimizing the impact on apparatus purchasing. Economic downturn hits fire departments Fire service looks ahead to Obama presidencyBy John R. Hill Apparatus budgeting consultant Photo Jamie Thompson Visitors ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:35:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>AFG Awards: Show Me the Money! </title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firegrantshelp.com/columnists/brandon-johnson/articles/437847/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Well friends, it would appear that another week has come and gone and still no new AFG awards. The 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant began releasing awards back on July 4, and since that time only a trickle of small award rounds has followed. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:07:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>DHS announces grant guidance for $3 billion in preparedness grant programs </title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firegrantshelp.com/news/437623/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ AFG Awards: Show Me the Money! WASHINGTON &mdash; FEMA released Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Application Guidance for 14 federal grant programs Wednesday.The programs total more than $3 billion available in federal funding to assist state and local governments in strengthening community preparedness. &quot;Several years of investment have taken us largely from capability building to performance-based planning ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:19:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire service looks ahead to Obama presidency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Congressional Fire Services Institute waits to see how historic presidential election may impact firefighters]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 01:07:45 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Economic downturn hits fire departments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[IAFC treasurer says current financial crisis will present a challenge that many chiefs have never faced before]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:11:26 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Trailer offers fire training to Ala. firefighters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Birmingham News (Alabama) MOODY, Ala. &mdash; The big, shiny black trailer that sits on a vacant lot in Moody bearing the Moody Fire Department shield wows those who see it. People have begun to slow down as they drive past on Park Avenue or they peer over curiously from nearby lots.The trailer, called a Fireflash Trainer, is a tool for the city's firefighters to simulate fires. Moody fire officials ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:13:43 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to secure fire prevention grants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Glenn Gaines DHS Fire Grant Program Office Full coverage of Fire Prevention Week Photo Tod Parker/PhotoTac.com Indianapolis firefighters tackle a house fire that killed two people in March.It is budget cutting time. Local economies are suffering from the downturn in the real estate market and rising hydrocarbon fuel cost. Fire departments and organizations across the country are feeling the sting ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:52:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Pa. Boy Scout scores AFG award for fire truck</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firegrantshelp.com/news/426932/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Fourteen-year-old junior firefighter thought to be youngest ever grant writer to ever win an award from the Department of Homeland Security ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:40:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Funding Opportunities: What's in Your Backyard?</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firegrantshelp.com/columnists/William-Fletcher/articles/424176/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[With most grant programs becoming more competitive, I've noted more emphasis being placed on applicants providing thorough vulnerability assessments of their area.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:36:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Bringing technology home with CEDAP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Fretz Homeland1.comWASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Have you ever wished there were a Consumer Reports for emergency responder gear? Well, there is. The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) from the Department of Homeland Security's FEMA is putting the latest, expert-tested equipment in the hands of first responders who need it the most through an innovative technical assistance ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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