NFPA’s wildfire division receives FEMA grant to support firefighter attendance at home ignition zone seminarss
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Wildland Fire Operations Division has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support scholarships for fire service professionals at NFPA’s Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone seminars, the association’s leading workshop on wildland/urban interface (WUI) fire protection issues.
Source:: NFPA – News Releases
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