Fire Service Awards
National awards programs can showcase those above-and-beyond moments and members
The Irving Police Department and Irving Fire Department combined forces to offer EMDR therapy, an employee health clinic, wellness incentives and much more
The Orange County (Calif.) fire chief explains why a compliance-based mindset doesn’t always work in the world of chaos around us
The $7K will offset the cost of mobile data terminals for four EMS vehicles
The $4,250 paved the way for an emergency responder class for firefighters and equipment upgrades
Three towns have created the state’s first inter-municipal paramedic ambulance service that will operate 24 hours, seven days a week
“It’s going to increase the level of safety for the firefighters that are on duty. We’re hopeful to get a third fire engine company place back in service,” said Fire Chief Jay Delaney
They were able to utilize grant funds to send volunteers to a driver/operator course to become trained to specifically operate water tenders freeing up line firefighters to fight fires
The addition of 14 new firefighters per shift, along with maintaining the current overtime budget, would allow the fire department to reduce the current number of brownouts
The rescue tools will improve local firefighters’ ability to perform patient extrication
The nine-member council is likely to favor the mayor seeking a $810,000 grant to help offset the cost of the new ladder truck
“We will look high and low, near and far, to try to keep these guys as long as we can,” Mayor Jim Ireton said
Fire companies received a total of $26.4M and volunteer ambulance services received $3.6M
The federal grant of almost $900,000 will add four full-time firefighters and one fire captain for the next two years — helping the city bridge a gap in its volunteer force
“With the valuable federal support, we can put additional trained, front-line firefighters on the job to protect residents and businesses in our community,” Mayor Alvin Brown said
The Senior SAFE (Student Awareness of Fire Education) grant will fund fire education and awareness initiatives geared toward local seniors
The funds are the maximum amount awarded by the state and will go toward matching the need for the purchase of a new ambulance
The $565,782 FEMA grant will pay for the firefighters at the department for the next two years
They recieved loan and grant funds that were used to purchase the community a new pumper truck
Minimizing the time to cement collaborative relationships means using inexpensive tools and maximizing the resources available
The nearly $5K grant funded the purchase of a RAD 57 machine used that will be used to test carbon monoxide levels of patients who may have been exposed, and firefighters who may have inhaled too much smoke
The agency is able to purchase more than 800 MHZ radios when a non-matching grant doubled to $176K
The $453,000 grant will cover the salaries and benefits for the firefighters for two years
One grant is for the Student Awareness Fire Education program and the second grant is for the Senior Awareness Fire Education
The grant fund will help ease the problem of areas in the county where responders are cut off from all communication
The Veterans Hiring Program sets aside $20 million to recruit or hire military veterans to fill SAFER-funded positions
The new station will allow for improved response times
“We have applied unsuccessfully for many grants for a new engine for the last 10 years,” one fire official said
The SAFER grant is anticipated to cover all salary and benefits of six firefighters for two years at the station
The ambulance organization was chosen as one of this year’s beneficiaries through a family fund set up to support non-profits
EMS will see benefits with this program such as better information on scene and the ability to provide electronic patient records to hospitals while in transit
The AFG application process demonstrated that true rewards go beyond funding
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