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Federal official outlines choices for emergency responders

August 13, 2004 The nation's "first responders" to emergencies worry that the process for accessing federal money to bolster homeland security is too cumbersome, but one Homeland Security Department official said separate efforts to improve preparedness on the frontlines are under way. One program through the department's Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency ...

Local officials bemoan process for 'first responder' aid

August 13, 2004 After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal lawmakers pledged to get money to firefighters, policemen and other "first responders" to emergencies for improved communications, equipment and technology, among other things. Now almost three years later, officials at the local level say they are frustrated by the level of aid ...