$6.9 million SAFER grant will save 32 Flint, Mich. firefighter positions and add 7 more

  • Source: mlive.com
  • Published: 05/31/2012 12:00 AM

A $6.9 million dollar grant approved Wednesday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will not only save 32 firefighter positions in Flint , but will also require the city to hire seven new recruits according to the head of the Flint Firefighters Union. "It's a good day for the citizens, they are the real winners in all this," said Trent Farnsworth, president of the Flint Firefighters Union.



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