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| | FEMA: Round Thirty-Two Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Announced By FEMA |
 | | New York, N.Y. -- Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, announced 174 grants to fire departments throughout the U.S. in the thirty-second round of the fiscal year 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. |
 | | Included in the announcement of this latest round were awards for 16 communities in New Jersey, including grants to West Deptford, Voorhees, Salem, Mays Landing, Delanco, Toms River, Manchester, Phillipsburg, Old Tappan, Monmouth Beach, Rocky Hill, Montague, West Paterson, Boonton Township, Somerville and Spotswood. |
 | | FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. |
| www.fema.gov /news/newsrelease.fema?id=11048 (640 words) |
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