Superior Fire Department to Receive $426,000 Grant
F.E.M.A S.A.F.E.R Grant Prevents 3 Layoffs
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The Superior Fire Department will retain the firefighters who were in danger of being laid off because of a lack of funding.
3 of Superiors Bravest will remain employed for at least 2 more years thanks to a grant from F.E.M.A.
The grant is officially titled a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant and is worth $426,000 over the next 2 years.
All 3 firefighters who were in danger of lay offs were hired in March of 2015 and work at the East Superior Firehouse.
Superior Fire Chief Steve Panger said it costs about $75,000 a year to equip, train and pay each firefighter.
Panger added that all 3 firefighters who are being retained with grant money are very good at what they do and valued members of the department.
