On June 24, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee voted to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations bill . As of today, the bill has not yet been
On September 29, 2025, FEMA announced that it has awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) for Fiscal Year 2024, marking the 2025 award cycle. The announcement was part of a
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, FEMA opened the next round of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) applications for FY 2024. The application period is now live and will close on
The FAMA & FEMSA Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) is pleased to invite all FAMA & FEMSA member companies to participate in an informational webinar on our upcoming Hill Day in
Make Plans Today to Attend the 2025 FAMA / FEMSA GAC Hill Day Event The FAMA/FEMSA 2025 Hill Day will take place on Wednesday, February 12th and Thursday, 13th in Washington, D.C.
2024’s Hill Day event organized by the FAMA / FEMSA Governmental Affairs Committee proved to be a resounding success, with 61 dedicated members from both organizations converging on Capitol Hill.
Hill Day 2024 dates have been changed from April 24-25, 2024, to April 29-30, 2024, to ensure that members can convene while congress is in session. The 34th Annual National Fire and
By Dave Gatton, GAC Senior Consultant It seems this summer we have hit a tipping point in the Fire Service. On the first responders’ new agenda is to be first on
Reauthorization On June 21st, the House Science, Space and Technology committee reported out H.R. 4090, the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023 on a 29-0 unanimous vote. The bill
During the 2022 FEMSA / FAMA Annual / Fall Conference a Chiefs Roundtable discussion on “Data usage in the Fire Service” was provided and chaired by John Oates, MS EFO,