Fight to ensure local fire departments have the federal funding they need to protect communities and bring firefighters home safely.

I will always fight to make sure our local fire departments have the federal money they need to protect our communities and bring their firefighters home safely.

Pou committed to continuing to fight for federal funding for local fire departments after announcing a SAFER grant for Clifton firefighters.

Congresswoman Pou Secures Over $2 Million to Hire More Clifton Firefighters | Representative Nellie Pou
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helped secure a $2,139,724.80 federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant for the Clifton Fire Department.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 30-day lookback window, Pou's office announced a FEMA SAFER grant for a local fire department in NJ-09, directly matching the commitment to fight for federal fire-department funding.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Pou Secures Over $2 Million to Hire More Clifton Firefighters | Representative Nellie Pou
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Authorization to Approve the Tentative Acceptance of a Safer Grant from FEMA for Funding for the Hiring of up to Sixteen (16) New Firefighters (R407-26)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A republished Clifton City Council agenda corroborates local action to accept a FEMA SAFER grant for firefighter hiring shortly before Pou's announcement.

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City Council — September 15, 2026, Clifton NJ · docketcity.com
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SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The federal grant opportunity describes the SAFER program as a FEMA funding vehicle for increasing fire-department staffing, supporting the relevance of the Clifton award to the promise.

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Opportunity Listing - Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program
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Increase or maintain the number of trained "front line" firefighters available in communities.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): USFA/FEMA describes fire-service grants as funding that can support frontline firefighter staffing and community protection, aligning the SAFER award with the stated goal.

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Fire service grants and funding
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demanding fresh funding of $7.344 million for the National Firefighter Cancer Registry.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Earlier in the same federal service period, Pou led a funding request tied to firefighter health and safety, documenting additional effort on the safety side of the commitment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Pou Leads 83 House Members in Fight Against Firefighter Cancer | Representative Nellie Pou
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