The Idaho Statesman
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Fire Department has been awarded more than $2.3 million in a FEMA grant, funding that will allow the department to hire nine new firefighters and expand four-person staffing to three additional fire stations, according to a city of Boise press release.
The money was awarded through FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program. Fire departments across the nation apply for it, according to Brad Bolen, the assistant fire chief of emergency services for Boise Fire…