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FEMA grants $4M to recruit LI firefighters, EMS workers

Long Island will receive more than $4 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants to help recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's office said Sunday.

Both Nassau and Suffolk counties are getting the money as part of the agency's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants. The funds will reimburse tuition money...

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