Rincon Valley Fire’s biggest-ever grant will help hire six new firefighters [Video]

VAIL, Ariz. (KGUN) — Rincon Valley Fire District is getting it’s biggest federal grant award ever: close to $1.3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 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.

Tucker laid out one specific scenario, where he sees these new hires making an immediate impact for their coworkers and the growing community in Vail.

“Our station 292, which is on the south side of the railroad tracks, has to respond to the north side,” Tucker said. “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 …