The Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend Council is receiving more than $580,000 in a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
The grant will help provide training for volunteer firefighters in the state.
There are nearly 6,000 volunteers in Florida with at least a Firefighter I certification.
The State Fire Marshal’s office provides no-cost training to enhance the competency of volunteer firefighters but while the training is provided at no cost, trainees have been responsible for their own expenses.
This grant money will allow for scholarships to cover those expenses and increase the number of trained, ‘front line’ firefighters available in communities across the state.
The grant will also assist new volunteers in completing certifications by making available some of the more difficult and expensive classes such as Live Burns, Search and Rescue and Wildland Firefighting.
The State Fire Marshal anticipates adding 100 training participants per year, for each of the four years of the grant.
The grant also includes funding to help educate 200 chief-level officers.
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