Murrieta Fire & Rescue Receives $2M Grant To Increase Personnel

MURRIETA, CA — The city of Murrieta has been selected to receive a $2,012,193 grant that is designed to help increase the number of frontline firefighters in the city.

The grant was provided through the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.

“Congratulations to the hardworking members of Murrieta Fire & Rescue on receiving this SAFER Grant,” Murrieta Mayor Gene Wunderlich said. “This will enable us to move ahead with efforts delayed by COVID, like staffing a second medic patrol and other measures that will keep our residents safer.”

Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), who serves as an Appropriations Committee member and whose district includes Murrieta, said he was grateful that Homeland Security "will provide critical funding to the city.”

“I am thrilled Murrieta was selected to receive a SAFER grant and will be able to put these resources to use by increasing the capabilities of the Murrieta Fire Department,” Calvert said.

The SAFER program was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, frontline firefighters available in their communities. Read more about the federal program here.