Citing the importance of keeping the fire department fully staffed, the Great Bend City Council Monday night authorized Mayor Mike Allison to sign a letter of support for Fire Chief Mike Napolitano to apply for a three-year grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Napolitano said the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant as already been written and, if approved, would go for the hiring of three additional firefighters. The city applied for the grant last year and was not successful.