City leaders in Dayton decided they will not move forward with an application for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant. The SAFER Grant provides funding to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help increase or maintain trained firefighters in the community. Dayton voters approved a charter amendment last year in order to allow the City to apply for the grant. “It is disappointing that we are unable to apply for this grant at this time,” said City Manager Shelley Dickstein. “Last year, when we asked voters to approve the charter amendment we had no idea a pandemic would devastate our community and upend our finances. Without a clear picture of what the total impact will be from the COVID-19 depression, it would be unwise to move forward with our application.”