WLWT – CINCINNATI –Cincinnati fire department brownouts won't come to an end, despite a large federal grant.

Sen. Sherrod Brown said Tuesday that the city had received a $6,904,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program.

In a news release, Brown said these funds can be used for recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and hiring firefighters.

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