EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has awarded 59 New Mexico fire departments for additional positions.
According to the DFA, the $24.9 million grant will help pay the salaries of 190 new firefighters and EMTs for three years.
“Firefighters are on the front lines protecting our communities from potentially devastating blazes daily,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “As fires––and especially wildfires––grow more frequent and intense in and around New Mexico communities, it makes good sense to provide them with the resources to protect people, pets, livestock, and property.”
The following departments have been rewarded:
Pueblo of Acoma Fire Department Logan Albuquerque Fire RescueLos LunasAngel Fire Department Lovington Fire DepartmentArtesia Fire Department Luna County Volunteer Fire DepartmentBelen Fire DepartmentMcKinley County Fire & Rescue Bernalillo County Fire RescueMesilla Fire DepartmentTown of Bernalillo Fire DepartmentMilan Fire DepartmentBosque Farms Mora County Carlsbad Fire Department Moriarty Fire DepartmentCatron County Fire DepartmentMountainair Fire & Rescue DepartmentClayton Fire Rescue Pecos Volunteer Fire Department Clovis Fire DepartmentPortales Fire Department Cochiti Lake Fire and EMSQuesta Fire Department Columbus Volunteer Fire/EMS DepartmentRaton Fire & Emergency ServicesCorrales Fire Department El Rito Volunteer Fire DepartmentCuba Volunteer Fire DepartmentRio Communities Fire DepartmentDeming Fire Department Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue DepartmentDoña Ana County Fire Rescue (DAFR) – NMSU (Fire Department Identification Number 13025)Roswell Fire Department Doña Ana County Fire Rescue (DAFR) – North (Fire Department Identification Number13001)San Juan County Fire & RescueDoña Ana County Fire Rescue (DAFR) – Santa Teresa (Fire Department Identification Number 13091) San Miguel County Fire Admin – multiple fire districtsDoña Ana County Fire Rescue (DAFR) – South (Fire Department Identification Number 13005) Santa Clara Volunteer Fire Department Eddy County Fire & RescueSanta Fe County Fire Department Estancia Fire Department Santa Fe Fire Department Farmington Fire DepartmentSilver City Fire DepartmentGallup Fire Department Socorro Fire Department Grant County Sunland Park Fire DepartmentGrants Fire and Rescue Taos County Fire and Rescue Hobbs Fire Department Torrance County Pueblo of Isleta Fire Department Tucumcari Fire/EMS DepartmentLas Cruces Fire DepartmentValencia County Fire Department Las Vegas Fire Department Pueblo of Zuni Fire & EMS DepartmentAwarded agencies in New Mexico. Courtesy to the DFA.
According to the DFA, the initiative aims to assist rural and remote communities by increasing the number of first responders so that the community has the needed support and resources in times of emergency.
According to the DFA, agencies that have been awarded funding can also use it to transition volunteer firefighters to full-time paid first responders.
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