The Sacramento area’s two fire departments, Sacramento Fire Department and Sacramento Metro Fire District have been awarded more than $11 million in federal funds to hire firefighters and in the case of the Sac Fire, restore two fire engine companies.
Sac Fire is to receive $5,606,864 in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant monies, the office of Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, announced Wednesday. That will allow the department to hire 27 firefighters in addition to restoring two browned-out companies. The department began rotating fire company brown-outs in July 2008 due to budget cuts.
Sac Metro was awarded $5,470,824 to hire 24 firefighters.
Sac Fire Chief Ray Jones said the funds will make communities safer by improving response times.
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