On June 2, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) sent letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Subcommittees on Homeland Security Appropriations, asking them not to reduce FY 2010 funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program or the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program from their FY 2009 funding levels of $565 million and $210 million, respectively. The NVFC had previously signed a letter along with other national fire service groups requesting $565 million for AFG and $420 million for SAFER, but was forced to revise the request based on feedback from the Committees indicating that no additional funding would be available in the introduced appropriations bills.
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