license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/afg-fire-grants/
pretty_name: Firefighter Grant Award History (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- public-safety-grants
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_state.csv
Firefighter Grant Award History: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
Every FEMA firefighter grant since 2005 by department, with the gear and apparatus each one is now due to replace.
Headline: FEMA has made 66,845 Assistance to Firefighters, SAFER and Fire Prevention and Safety awards worth $14.10B to 24,137 departments since FY2005, and the award year tells you when the equipment it bought wears out.
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 66,845 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/afg-fire-grants/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_state.csv |
row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by state (largest groups)
| State | rows | Award amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 6,342 | 860,259,251 |
| NY | 4,218 | 604,353,442 |
| OH | 4,138 | 785,459,487 |
| AL | 3,313 | 407,071,804 |
| IL | 2,832 | 459,159,554 |
| NC | 2,729 | 460,182,132 |
| CA | 2,531 | 1,214,822,431 |
| MI | 2,245 | 515,976,975 |
| MA | 2,068 | 591,015,567 |
| TX | 1,965 | 546,106,730 |
| NJ | 1,912 | 509,198,384 |
| WI | 1,912 | 221,478,490 |
| TOTAL | 66,845 | 14,100,839,791 |
Full table: summary_by_state.csv.
What the full file has
- 66,845 rows
- Key fields: award_number, fiscal_year, program, award_type, award_amount_usd, department, state, region, dept_awards, dept_total_usd
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: All fire-program awards in the OpenFEMA file, FY2005 to FY2024 (the latest year is partial), 24,137 departments in all states and territories. OpenFEMA file through FY2024; built Nov 6 2026
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
award_number |
FEMA EMW award number (the third segment codes the award type) |
fiscal_year |
Fiscal year |
program |
FEMA program name |
award_type |
Decoded award type |
award_amount_usd |
Federal share, USD |
department |
Recipient as FEMA lists it |
state |
State |
region |
FEMA region |
dept_awards |
Department's awards in the file |
dept_total_usd |
Department's total awards, USD |
dept_first_fy |
First award year |
dept_last_fy |
Latest award year |
years_since_last_award |
Years since the latest award |
dept_vehicle_awards |
Vehicle acquisition awards |
dept_vehicle_usd |
Vehicle acquisition dollars |
dept_last_vehicle_fy |
Latest vehicle award year |
years_since_vehicle_grant |
Years since the latest vehicle award |
dept_ops_safety_awards |
Operations and safety (equipment) awards |
dept_ops_safety_usd |
Operations and safety dollars |
dept_last_ops_safety_fy |
Latest operations and safety award year |
years_since_ops_safety_grant |
Years since the latest operations and safety award |
dept_safer_awards |
SAFER staffing awards |
dept_safer_usd |
SAFER dollars |
dept_last_safer_fy |
Latest SAFER award year |
replacement_windows |
Plain-language cycle flags |
openfema_id |
OpenFEMA record id |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Territory file | $500 | Every award and department in up to 3 states or one FEMA region, with replacement windows for apparatus, gear and SCBA and SAFER cliffs. CSV and Excel. |
| National file | $2,400 | All 66,845 awards and the 24,137-department rollup nationwide with every cycle flag. |
| Yearly refresh | $5,000 a year | The national file re-run as FEMA posts each AFG, SAFER and FP&S round, with newly funded departments and newly opened replacement windows marked. Internal use, unlimited seats. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/afg-fire-grants/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Load OpenFEMA's Non-Disaster Assistance Firefighter Grants file, keep the fire programs (AFG, AFG supplemental, SAFER, Fire Prevention and Safety, ARRA station construction), decode the award type from the third segment of the EMW award number, key each department on its recipient name plus state, aggregate per department, and set replacement windows: apparatus 15+ years after a vehicle grant, equipment 9 to 16 years after an operations and safety grant, SAFER when the latest SAFER award was 3 or 4 years ago (FY2022 or FY2023), so its 3-year performance period is ending.
Not the line items (FEMA publishes the award total, not what was bought), not every department's purchases (local money does not appear), and not an application or eligibility list. Department names are as FEMA lists them, so one department can appear under two spellings, and FEMA's file has placeholder recipients named DO NOT USE that are kept as published.
Sources
- OpenFEMA Non-Disaster Assistance Firefighter Grants, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NonDisasterAssistanceFirefighterGrants
- NFPA 1901 (apparatus), NFPA 1851 (10-year turnout gear retirement) and DOT cylinder service life (15 years) for the cycle rules
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/afg-fire-grants/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com