Your Voice is Essential!
Choose one of the options below and tell Congress to save AFG and SAFER
Reach Out to Congress Through Your National Organizations
International Association of Fire Chiefs
IAFC Members can click here to email their members of Congress
International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF Members can click here to email their members of Congress
National Volunteer Fire Council
IAFF Members can click here to email their members of Congress
Call Your Members of Congress
Call (202) 224-3121, the U.S. Capitol Switchboard, and ask to speak to your Representative or Senator.
Tell your Senator or Representative to PASS S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act without amendment to ensure the bill becomes law before AFG and SAFER sunset. The bill must become law before AFG and SAFER face a sunset on September 30, 2024.
Call House and Senate Leadership
Tell Leadership to ensure the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870/H.R.4090) becomes law before AFG and SAFER expire.
Additional Talking Points for Calls
- AFG and SAFER’s authorization is scheduled to sunset on September 30, 2024.
- The Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870/H.R.4090) is a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) programs, which are critical to ensuring that fire and EMS departments have the equipment, staffing, and training they need to protect themselves and their communities.
- Without reauthorization, these programs will sunset by the end of this fiscal year.
- The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) serves as a critical voice of the fire service at the federal level. USFA provides vital training, data, analysis, education, and much more for both fire and EMS personnel, as well as the general public.
- Together, AFG, SAFER, and USFA help to improve fire and life safety across the country.
- Make the Ask: Please ensure the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870/H.R.4090) becomes law before AFG and SAFER expire.
Email Your Members of Congress
Click here to find both your Senator and Representative. This will provide you with contact information for your elected officials in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Email House & Senate Leadership
Tell Leadership to ensure the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870/H.R.4090) becomes law before AFG and SAFER expire.
Need a Script for your Email?
Dear Senator Lastname,
My name is Name and I am a Job Title at Department Name/Organization in Town, State. Add in a sentence about the work your organization does for your district/community here. I am writing today to urge the Senate to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870) without amendment and without delay. This strongly bipartisan bill must become law before vital fire service grant programs sunset.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) programs are critical to ensuring that fire and EMS departments have the equipment, staffing, and training needed to ensure the health and safety of their personnel and the citizens they protect. Every year, these programs receive far more applications than can be funded, showing the dire need for assistance among America’s fire service. Despite the significant needs of fire and EMS personnel across the country, AFG and SAFER will sunset this year if they are not reauthorized, harming communities all across America.
Add your story about the importance of AFG/SAFER here.
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), which serves as a critical voice of the fire service at the federal level, is also up for reauthorization. USFA provides vital training, data, analysis, education, and much more for both fire and EMS personnel, as well as the general public, and must be reauthorized.
Please protect America’s fire and emergency services by quickly passing S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act.
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
Sincerely,
Name
Dear Senator Lastname,
My name is Name and I am a Job Title at XXXXXXX company, a manufacturer of XXXXX for the nation’s fire and rescue departments, in Town, State. (optional– Add in a sentence about the work your organization does for your district/community here. I am writing today to urge the Senate to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870) without amendment and without delay. This strongly bipartisan bill must become law before vital fire service grant programs sunset.
The Fire Service industry, of which our company is a part, consists of over 200 U.S. manufacturers and providers of equipment and PPE to the nation’s first responders. We employ, collectively, more than 95,000 workers in the U.S. and contribute significantly to local economies through our supplier networks.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) programs are critical to ensuring that fire and EMS departments have the equipment, staffing, and training needed to ensure the health and safety of their personnel and the citizens they protect. Every year, these programs receive far more applications than can be funded, showing the dire need for assistance among America’s fire service. Despite the significant needs of fire and EMS personnel across the country, AFG and SAFER will sunset this year if they are not reauthorized, harming communities all across America.
The Fire Service industry helps our nation’s first responders save lives. Fire and Rescue Departments, whether career or volunteer, are part of the National Response Strategy, as we are first on the scene of natural and man-made disasters and stay throughout the response period. We protect many federal assets across the nation.
Please protect America’s fire and emergency services by quickly passing S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act.
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
Sincerely,
Name
