Emergency Service Regional Funding provides up to $200,000 for regional emergency service projects led by a first responder organization in partnership with a municipality. Funding supports initiatives that strengthen coordinated preparedness, response, recovery, and risk reduction across multiple emergency response organizations within a region.

Eligible applicants:

First responder organizations in Nova Scotia, in partnership with a municipality, including:

• Fire departments
• Ground Search and Rescue
• HAZMAT
• other first responder organizations

Eligible projects

• Shared regional equipment and specialized vehicles
• Training facilities
• Mobile command units
• Risk reduction and public education initiatives
• FireSmart enhancements
• Regional training exercises
• Hazard analyses
• Mental health resiliency programs

Ineligible costs

• Operating/administrative expenses
• Firefighting apparatus
• Passenger vehicles
• Vehicle upgrades
• Equipment not directly related to emergency response