The Fort Wayne Fire Department will receive a grant totaling $40,000 for fire prevention. The grants are through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.

In Fiscal Year 2009, AFG was administered by FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. The AFG program provides grants on a competitive basis to rural, urban and suburban fire departments throughout the United States.