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A 2010 Project Development for Fire Departments
The 2010 Department of Homeland Security offers the Assistance to Firefighters Grants through FEMA and the needs of a project to be covered by your grant proposal can be addressed and funded by this AFG program. Each department can include a number of related activities for your covered area. There are 3 things that must be remembered.
First all, projects and or activities must be completed within one year of approval of the award. Secondly, there can only be one application per project in a program area. Duplicate-applications in a single program area will make all applications ineligible. Third, each program has limited funding allocated to fulfill the needs for each fiscal year.
There are two program areas you may file an application to receive funding for. These are firefighter operations and safety, and firefighter vehicle acquisition.
The Firefighter Operations and Safety program is limited to training personnel, and the purchase of needed equipment to improve your ability to serve the community. The purchase of PPE, a wellness and fitness program for station personnel, and necessary modifications to the firehouse or station are also included.
If the firehouse has an EMS unit within its department, their needs have to be submitted as part of the firehouse they belong to. To ensure possible approval, check to see if your requests follow the national standards and are within the scope of the inter-operable communication and equipment compatibility.
The firefighter Vehicle Acquisition program includes, but is not limited to pumpers, brush trucks, tankers, tenders, rescue vehicles, ambulances, quints, aerials, foam units and fire boats. Stipulations to remember are that suburban and urban departments are allowed to apply for multiple vehicles, but only one new vehicle per station is permitted.
Rural departments are only permitted one vehicle per year. Training for personnel to drive and operate the new vehicles should be included in this programs application.
It is important to remember, applications for the AFG program that are not filled out appropriately will be deemed ineligible. If you need help with your AFG Grants application check with Ward Diesel and they will assist you with the application.
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