On Feb. 1, the Obama administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011. As has become the norm, the proposed budget reflects significant cuts in fire service funding, including cuts of $115 million for SAFER and $85 million for FIRE, two of the most popular grant funding programs for the fire service. Naturally, this gives cause for concern, but before I drew too many conclusions, I reached out to Bill Webb, executive director of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).
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