A $5.3 million grant will help Phoenix bolster its firefighting battalion over the next three years.

32 new firefighters will be hired with the help of the grant, which comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program. An additional $3,350,309 will be provided by the state as well, according to KTAR News.

SAFER grants helps financially support fire departments in order to help train more “front line” firefighters, according to the program’s website. Doing so will ideally help the fire departments keep up with national standards.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner both emphasized the importance of the grant for emergency services in the city.

Stanton noted that the “vitally important” grant will help keep an appropriate amount of firefighters at each of Phoenix’s 58 fire stations.

Kalkbrenner mirrored Stanton’s view on improved staffing, adding that the increase in firefighters will help maintain the city’s well-being.

The Phoenix Fire Department has benefitted from numerous grants over the years. With the newest SAFER grant, the city has now received a total of seven since 2010, as reported by KTAR. That is a total of $43,504,713 in assistance.

Similar SAFER grants have proven to be helpful with efforts to improve efficiency and reliability among emergency responders. The Poarch Creek Indians Fire Department, for example, received one in 2008 and was subsequently able to hire 17 firefighters while quickening response times and broadening their services.

A similar impact happened in Avon, Colo., where the Eagle River Fire Protection District was able to expand its community outreach with nine new firefighters.