title: Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding
creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
date: 2013-02-22
language: English
description: This report discusses the firefighting activities that are
 traditionally the responsibility of states and local communities. The report
 also talks about the funding for firefighters, which is provided mostly by
 state and local governments. However, during the 106th Congress, many in the
 fire community asserted that local fire departments require and deserve
 greater support from the federal government.
subject: Emergency management
subject: Federal aid programs
subject: Fire departments
subject: Fire fighters
coverage: United States
type: Report
format: 21 pages.
format: Text
identifier: crs: RL32341
identifier: local-cont-no: RL32341_2013Feb22
identifier: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462872/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc462872