Four Nevada Fire Agencies – the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, the Elko County Fire Protection District, Nye County Emergency Management, and the Reno Fire Department – have been awarded competitive grants totaling over $1.5 from the Department of Homeland Security as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program and the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The SAFER Program provides departments and volunteers with the support they need to continue protecting cities across the nation from fires as well as improve the overall response from fire agencies.