Press Release of Senator Lugar Ohio Township Fire Department receives $28,000 grant for recruitment Wednesday, July 29, 2009 U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar announced today that the Ohio Township Fire Department in Rockport received a $28,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant for recruitment. SAFER grants are administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.   The primary goal of the SAFER grant is to enhance fire department’s abilities to maintain 24-hour staffing and to assure that communities have needed protection from fires and fire hazards.   The U.S. Fire Administration, part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), administers the AFG program and assists rural, urban and suburban fire departments throughout the United States.   Fire departments with questions about the AFG program may reach the fire grants help desk toll free at 1-866-274-0960 or firegrants@dhs.gov. For information regarding the AFG program, visit www.firegrantsupport.com.   ###