Diane Matsumoto’s fire service career spanned just short of 20 years, serving in volunteer, federal and municipal departments. She worked her way from firefighter to engineer to captain and during her final year of service was requested by the fire chief to explore grant opportunities. Diane has written more than twenty FEMA SAFER and AFG grants with awards totaling over $14 million for fire departments from Southern California to Washington State. She has prepared successful grant applications for volunteer, combination, and full-time career fire departments.