Fire Chief John Sinclair, IAFC president and chairman of the board, testified today before a Congressional panel that the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, including the Fire Prevention and Safety grant, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs provide valued assistance to local fire departments across the country and help them protect their communities.
Sinclair, chief of the Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue department in Ellensburg, Washington, testified before the House subcommittee on Research and Technology of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee. He asked the committee, chaired by Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), to reauthorize the AFG and SAFER programs.