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Rincon Valley Fire District is getting it's biggest federal grant award ever: close to $1.3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help RVFD hire six more recruits.For years, KGUN9 has followed local fire department's strategies to keep more workers and recruit fresh talent. This week, Good Morning Tucson caught up with RVFD fire chief Jim Tucker to talk about what this kind of financial support means.
'This is going to be huge for us, so we'll be able to cut down some of those response times by having more units on the north side of the track.'In a statement sent to KGUN9 confirming the grant award, Tucker called the funding a 'game changer.' 'We look forward to putting these resources into action for the benefit of our community,' Tucker said.
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