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New Trenton Firefighters 'Doing a Great Job'

The Trenton Fire Department received $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012.

The Trenton Fire Department hired three more firefighters in March to complete an effort to provide adequate staffing levels.

The department hired three firefighters in February, making a total of six new firefighters, as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.

The Trenton Fire Department received from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012.

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Fire Marshall Jeff Evans said the new firefighters have already begun working and are "doing a great job."

The grant money allowed the fire department to pay for salary and benefits for six employees for two years. The city also received up to one year of additional funding for any former military personnel hired.

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