Fire Service Awards
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The Best in Biz Award recognizes the new version of Lexipol’s Cordico wellness app for first responders
Major responses, award and honors, conflicts overseas, devastating wildfires and e-Bike blazes made headlines
If the city did get the full amount, it would be the third consecutive award of a full SAFER grant
They were ordered to repay a $71,412 FEMA grant because it could not substantiate overtime costs for work after Hurricane Katrina
With 51 fewer firefighters, that would mean closing two to three of the 11 companies per shift or as many as six companies in a 24-hour period
The student pays tuition up front, and the grant reimburses the tuition once the degree is acquired
Thermal imaging cameras allow firefighters to “see” through smoke, darkness and other low-visibility conditions
The most cash-strapped city in Ventura County could not pay for increased code enforcement or a new fire engine without federal help
The money will help pay for 3 firefighters to earn certification in fire investigation, allow the department to receive updated training in rescue efforts and will provide capital to buy cameras and other evidence-gathering equipment
The grant will be used for a community fire-education program and will be used to purchase smoke detectors, which will be installed by the fire department in eligible residences throughout the city
The firefighter not only got the patient and crew out of harm’s way, but provided a description of the shooter’s vehicle
If received, the renewed grant will give the Fostoria Fire Division roughly $1.2 million
The grant enables them to purchase new radios, enabling firefighters to better communicate with each other at the scene of an emergency
One of the firefighters served 44 years as chief
The 2012 Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Grants help 30 organizations build community preparedness
Research and meet the requirements of each grant application for the best chance at funding
The money will be used to purchase five thermal imaging cameras and 20 self-contained breathing apparatuses
The new positions covered by the SAFER grant fill the gap from rising overtime costs and budget constraints that forced the department to let two firefighters go in about 2008
The volunteer and career fire chiefs of the year were awarded at Fire-Rescue International’s general session
The FEMA grants allow the fire departments to outfit their crews with safer equipment without dipping into their already-tight budgets or burdening taxpayers with covering the price
Funds mean a fifth ambulance for the city of Hesperia
The team has won top spot in seven of the last eight years
The grant funding will be used to create specially outfitted bicycles, uniforms, saddle bags, and automatic external defibrillators
Under the grant, the county would commit to keeping the firefighters who are hired and trained under the grant on staff throughout the two-year grant period
The funding is awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs
This grant will be used to purchase a new $9,000 thermal imaging camera and 8 pagers
The grant, which was submitted to the city in August 2012, covers salaries and benefits for three years
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