STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, visited the Sterling Heights Fire Department today to highlight the need to pass his bipartisan legislation that would extend federal grant programs that provide critical resources to Michigan fire stations. The bill is expected to be considered by the full Senate this week after passing out of committee last month.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, visited the Grand Rapids Fire Department today to highlight the need to pass his bipartisan legislation that would extend federal grant programs that provide critical resources to Michigan fire stations. The bill, which was recently approved by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA). The programs are set to expire and are used by local fire departments to address staffing needs, purchase equipment, develop fire training and education programs, and improve emergency medical services.

EAST LANSING, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured East Lansing Fire Station 1 today to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to extend federal grant programs that are set to expire. During the visit, Peters highlighted how the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) provide critical federal resources to Michigan fire departments like East Lansing’s.