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SAFERANDFIREGRANTS The IAFF supports reversing recent funding cuts to SAFER and FIRE grants and providing $810 million, evenly divided, for

the two programs in Fiscal Year 2013.

BACKGROUND The SAFER and FIRE grant programs were created by Congress to help address the significant staffing, equipment, training and health and safety needs of fire departments. SAFER provides funding to help pay the costs associated with hiring personnel to maintain safe staffing levels, while FIRE grants fund equipment, training and other fire department needs. The importance of adequate fire department staffing has been well‐documented by independent studies. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the consensus standards‐making body of the fire service, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have both promulgated standards for the minimum number of fire fighters needed to respond safely and effectively to emergencies. The number of jurisdictions meeting these safe staffing levels has plummeted in recent years. Since 2001, the FIRE grant program has provided over four billion dollars to thousands of fire departments across the nation to purchase protective equipment, provide needed training and fund prevention activities. These grants have improved the effectiveness of fire department operations and protected the health and safety of local fire fighters. Although FIRE and SAFER grants had been traditionally well‐funded, congressional efforts to reduce the deficit have caused a reduction in funding for SAFER and FIRE for the last two fiscal years. For Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, the programs were funded for a total of $810 million. For Fiscal Year 2012, however, funding for the two programs was reduced to $675 million ‐ $337.5 million each. Unfortunately, the weak economy has also led communities nationwide to reduce fire department staffing and cut back on training and equipment purchases. Combined, such cuts at both the national and local level undermine emergency response and pose significant threats to public safety and local preparedness. Reversing recent funding cuts to SAFER and FIRE will help remedy the damage done to local public safety budgets by the recession and ensure that communities have the resources needed to protect the public safety.

CURRENTLEGISLATION Funding for SAFER and FIRE will be addressed as part of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013.

CONGRESSIONALACTION On February 13, 2012, the Administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013. The proposal includes $670 million, evenly divided, for SAFER and FIRE. The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Homeland Security will consider the Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bills in the spring of 2012.

2012 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference

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SAFERANDFIREGRANTS

The SAFER and FIRE grant programs provide funding directly to local fire departments to ensure such departments have sufficient personnel, equipment and training to operate safely and effectively.

The SAFER and FIRE Grant programs have been shown to be among the most efficient and effective grants administered by the Department of Homeland Security. By utilizing a peer‐review process and awarding funds directly to fire departments, SAFER and FIRE grants go to those communities where they are most needed, with a minimum of overhead.

The role of the fire service has transformed from providing local response to an integrated national system that responds to a wide range of local emergencies and national disasters. When the country is under attack or when a natural disaster occurs, local fire fighters respond. The federal government has a responsibility to help ensure that local fire departments can effectively protect the public safety.

Equipment, training, and personnel funded through SAFER and FIRE enable fire departments to respond to all emergencies, including both man‐made and natural disasters.

The nation’s fire service has long faced significant staffing, equipment and training shortages. According to a 2011 Needs Assessment conducted by the National Fire Protection Association, personnel, equipment and training shortages encumber fire departments of all sizes and interfere with departments’ ability to respond to common emergencies.

Adequate staffing is especially essential to fire fighter safety as well as the public safety. Federal government studies have shown that operating below minimum staffing is a leading cause of fire fighter fatalities, and numerous independent studies of fire department operations demonstrate that lack of personnel significantly increases response time.

Providing sufficient funding for SAFER and FIRE is more crucial than ever. The recession has forced local fire departments to cut services and staffing, as well as postpone purchasing critically‐needed equipment, apparatus and training.

The SAFER waivers expire after Fiscal Year 2012. Although these waivers were intended to be temporary, the law authorizing SAFER contains significant barriers which, while reasonable a decade ago when the law was written, are simply unworkable today. Legislation to reform SAFER, H.R. 2269, would address these barriers. However, so long as this legislation remains unpassed, the waivers will be necessary for the program to continue functioning.

SAFER and FIRE allow the federal government to provide temporary help to local communities facing budget shortfalls, while requiring them to match federal funds, to ensure that such communities have sufficient resources to protect the public safety.

The critical shortages facing fire departments are reflected in the number of applications submitted for SAFER and FIRE grants. In Fiscal Year 2009, nearly 20,000 fire departments applied for more than $3.1 billion in FIRE grants, and over 2100 departments applied for more than $1.2 billion in SAFER grants. Preliminary statistics for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 indicate that the need continues to far exceed available funds.

If Congress fails to increase funding for the SAFER and FIRE grant programs, fire fighter safety as well as the public safety would be put at significant risk.

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Congressional Fire Services Institute / Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association /

Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association / International Association of Arson Investigators / International Association of Fire Chiefs / International Association of Fire Fighters /

International Fire Service Training Association / International Society of Fire Service Instructors / National Fire Protection Association / National Volunteer Fire Council / North American Fire Training Directors

March 9, 2012

The Honorable Robert Aderholt

Chairman, Subcommittee on Homeland Security

House Appropriations Committee

B-307 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable David Price

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security

House Appropriations Committee

1016 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Price:

On behalf of the nation’s fire and emergency services, we write to urge your continued support for critical

programs that enhance our nation’s readiness: the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE) Grant Program and the Staffing

for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the

Urban Search and Rescue Response Program (US&R).

The FIRE and SAFER grant programs are imperative to addressing the needs of more than one million fire and

emergency services personnel, while providing an economic stimulus to American businesses. As you consider the

Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Homeland Security appropriations, we encourage you to fund these programs at $810 million,

evenly divided between the two programs.

FIRE and SAFER were created by Congress to address the baseline needs of our nation’s fire and emergency

services. These two highly successful grants help ensure that our nation’s 30,000 fire departments have the

necessary training, equipment and staffing to respond to over 20 million emergency calls annually. Every

community across the country relies on our firefighters to respond to a variety of emergency situations – structure

fires, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, and wildland/urban interface

fires. Both the FIRE and SAFER grant programs improve the response capabilities in every one of those emergency

response areas, as well as providing funding for crucial fire prevention and safety programs targeted toward high-

risk populations.

The FIRE and SAFER programs have been extremely effective. According to the Third Needs Assessment of the U.S

Fire Service, published by the National Fire Protection Association, significant progress has been made in the

readiness of fire departments across the country since the creation of the FIRE and SAFER programs. The NFPA

study found:

• 51% of all fire departments lack enough portable radios to equip all responders on a shift; down from 77%

in 2001;

• 51% of all fire departments cannot equip all firefighters on a shift with self-contained breathing apparatus

(SCBA); down from 70% in 2001;

• 46% of all fire departments have not formally trained all their personnel involved in structural firefighting;

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• 48% of all fire departments responsible for emergency medical service (EMS) have not formally trained all

their personnel; down from 54% in 2001;

• 20% of fire departments protecting populations of at least 500,000 have fewer than four firefighters

assigned to an engine; down from 30% in 2001;

• 26% of departments protecting populations between 250,000 and 499,999 have fewer than four

firefighters assigned to an engine; down from 41% in 2001.

Summarizing the report, NFPA stated “In all areas emphasized by the AFG and SAFER grants, there is ample

evidence of impact from the grants but also considerable residual need still to be addressed, even for needs that

have seen considerable need reduction in the past decade.”

As the nation’s economic challenges continue, local fire departments – both career and volunteer – are forced to

cut services and staffing, placing local communities at greater risk. In addition, departments are forced to

postpone purchasing equipment, apparatus, and training and education programs that would otherwise enhance

capabilities by bringing their departments into compliance with national voluntary consensus standards. The FIRE

and SAFER grant programs provide the means to enhance preparedness and response capabilities nationwide to all

types of hazards. These capabilities are squarely in the federal interest and justify continued federal investments.

Another issue we bring to your attention is funding for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). USFA plays an

important role at the national level, ensuring that the fire service is prepared to respond to all hazards. Each year,

it provides training to approximately one million fire and emergency service personnel through the National Fire

Academy (NFA). It also collects important data and conducts research to reduce the threat of fire and other

dangers in local communities. Unfortunately, the President’s FY 2013 budget proposes $42.5 million for this

important agency, a $1.5 million decrease from the FY 2012 enacted level. This proposed cut will eliminate

improvements in the infrastructure of the NFA, discontinue important programs that promote fire safety and fire

prevention in the wildland urban interface, and reduce the technical support for the National Fire Incident

Reporting System. Over the past decade, USFA’s budget has been reduced by 25% percent. This trend needs to

stop; instead, we ask that you fund the agency at a minimum of the FY 2012 level of $44,038,000.

Lastly, we request your support for the Urban Search and Rescue Response System (US&R). As the nation’s only

self-sufficient, all-hazards, ready-response force, US&R serves as a significant program essential to our nation’s

homeland security. Given its crucial importance, we are extremely concerned that the Administration’s budget

proposal cuts funding for the program by $13.7 million, providing a scant $27.513 million.

The average cost to maintain a US&R team exceeds $2 million. Although Congress funded US&R at $41.25 million

in FY 2012, this amount still only covers a portion of the necessary costs, leaving local governments responsible for

filling the gap and, thus, impairing local public safety. For a minimal investment, Congress can significantly

enhance the nation’s preparedness and response capabilities while relieving local governments of a federal

responsibility. We urge you to reject the Administration’s cut to US&R and provide an appropriation of $50 million

to better enable US&R to carry out its mission.

We remain grateful for your continued leadership in ensuring that America’s fire and emergency services are

prepared to protect the public from all hazards – both natural and manmade. As you continue developing

legislation to fund these programs for FY 2013, we urge you to consider our recommendations to ensure that our

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nation’s first responders can continue to protect and serve their communities safely and effectively in these tough

budgetary times.

Sincerely,

Congressional Fire Services Institute

Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association

Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Fire Fighters

International Fire Service Training Association

International Society of Fire Service Instructors

National Association of State Fire Marshals

National Fire Protection Association

National Volunteer Fire Council

North American Fire Training Directors


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TheAssistancetoFirefighters(FIRE)GrantProgram:HowitWorks The Assistance to Firefighters grant program is a competitive grant program that provides federal financial assistance directly to local fire departments to help build such departments’ ability to respond to fire and fire‐related hazards. Under FIRE, communities receive grants for one year to help pay for training, equipment, apparatus, health and safety programs and fire prevention and education programs. Cost‐sharing under FIRE is based on the population protected by the grantee as follows:

Departments serving populations of 50,000 or more: 20% local cost share

Departments serving populations between 20,000 and 50,000: 10% local cost share

Departments serving populations of 20,000 or fewer: 5% local cost share

TheStaffingforAdequateFireandEmergencyResponse(SAFER)GrantProgram:HowitWorks

The SAFER grant program is a competitive program created to provide funding directly to local fire departments to increase the number of trained, front line firefighters available in their communities. The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by OSHA and the NFPA. Under SAFER, fire departments may apply for grants to hire new, additional fire fighters. However, for FY09 through FY12, Congress enacted waivers to the SAFER grant program allowing communities to also use the grant to retain or rehire fire fighters in order to avoid staffing reductions. The waivers also waived a number of budgetary requirements, including requirements to maintain a fire department budget, funding caps, and local matching requirements – which temporarily changed how the program is administered. The following rules only apply for FY11 and FY12 grants under SAFER, and will be discontinued if the SAFER Waivers are not extended:

Grants to hire new additional fire fighters have a two‐year period of performance, with a one‐year retention requirement after the initial two years.

Grants to rehire fire fighters have a two year period of performance, with no retention requirement after the initial two years.

o For both the new hire and rehire activities, if a SAFER grantee loses any firefighters for any

reason (including attrition or termination) during the two‐year period of performance, they must fill the position(s) or lose funding for the position(s) until the vacancy or vacancies are filled. There is an exception for grantees that receive waivers from FEMA for the vacated positions that have been lost due to documentable economic hardship.

For all grantees, the local cost‐share is waived.

For all grantees, the federal government will provide 100% of the salaries and benefits (exclusive of overtime) of fire fighters hired with grant funds.

Additionally, 10% of funds under SAFER are reserved for a separate program to recruit and retain volunteer fire fighters.


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SAFERandFIREinthe112thCongress

In 2011, Congress spent considerable time on legislation funding the federal government, including funding for the SAFER and FIRE grant programs.

In spring, 2011, Congress labored to finish its work on funding bills for Fiscal Year 2011. The IAFF faced an uphill battle to retain funding for the SAFER and FIRE grant programs. In February, House Republicans introduced legislation which would have significantly slashed funding for FIRE and eliminated the SAFER grant program altogether. Working with our allies on Capitol Hill, two amendments were offered to restore funding for the programs and extend the SAFER waivers.

On February 16, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment offered by Representative Bill Pascrell (D‐NJ) to restore funding for the SAFER and FIRE grant programs to $420 million and $390 million, respectively.

One day later, the House also approved an amendment offered by Representative David Price (D‐NC) to restore the SAFER waivers.

Both amendments were won as a direct result of the IAFF’s lobbying efforts and grassroots operation, which flooded Capitol Hill with thousands of calls and emails.

Upon passage of the legislation, the House began negotiations with the Senate to produce a final bill. The resulting product, signed into law in April, contained $405 million for SAFER and FIRE, each, and partially extended the SAFER waivers.

Almost immediately, Congress shifted its focus to funding for Fiscal Year 2012. Once again, House Republican leaders tried to cut funding for SAFER and FIRE, introducing a bill which contained only $200 million for FIRE and $150 million for SAFER, and which failed to extend the SAFER waivers. The IAFF went to work once again, and as before, two amendments were offered to restore funding for the programs and extend the SAFER waivers.

On June 1, 2011, the House approved an amendment offered by Representatives Steven LaTourette (R‐OH) and Bill Pascrell (D‐NJ) to increase funding for the SAFER and FIRE grant programs to $335 million each.

The House then approved an amendment offered by Representative David Price (D‐NC) to restore the SAFER waivers.

Subsequently, the Senate Committee on Appropriations wrote a bill to provide $375 million for SAFER and FIRE, each, as well as extend the SAFER waivers for Fiscal Year 2012. The bill also included language to fully extend the SAFER waivers for Fiscal Year 2011.

Negotiations between the chambers produced a bill, signed into law in December, which provided $337.5 million each for both SAFER and FIRE, and fully extended the SAFER waivers for both Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012.

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HOUSE VOTE: SAFER AND FIRE FUNDING (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)

Pascrell Amendment #223 to H.R. 1 Adopted 318-113 16-Feb-2011

SUMMARY: Passage of an amendment to restore funding cut from the SAFER and FIRE grant programs. Under H.R. 1, funding for FIRE had been cut by $90 million, and funding for SAFER had been eliminated. The amendment added $420 million to SAFER and $90 million to FIRE, restoring the programs to their FY10 funding levels of $420 million and $390 million, respectively.

IAFF POSITION: AYE

Ayes Noes PRES NV

Republican 132 107 1

Democratic 186 6 1

Independent

TOTALS 318 113 2

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Ackerman Alexander Altmire Andrews Austria Baca Bachus Baldwin Barletta Barrow Bartlett Bass (CA) Bass (NH) Becerra Berg Berkley Berman Biggert Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY)

Gingrey (GA) Gohmert Gonzalez Goodlatte Gosar Granger Graves (MO) Green, Al Green, Gene Griffin (AR) Griffith (VA) Grijalva Grimm Guinta Guthrie Gutierrez Hanabusa Hanna Harman Harris Hastings (FL)

Neal Noem Nunes Olver Owens Pallone Pascrell Pastor (AZ) Paul Paulsen Payne Pelosi Perlmutter Peters Peterson Pingree (ME) Platts Poe (TX) Polis Price (NC) Quigley


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Bishop (UT) Blumenauer Bono Mack Boren Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Braley (IA) Brown (FL) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess Butterfield Calvert Camp Capito Capps Capuano Cardoza Carnahan Carney Carson (IN) Cassidy Castor (FL) Chabot Chaffetz Chandler Chu Cicilline Clarke (MI) Clarke (NY) Clay Cleaver Clyburn Coble Coffman (CO) Cohen Connolly (VA) Conyers Cooper Costa Costello Courtney Critz Crowley

Hayworth Heck Heinrich Heller Herrera Beutler Higgins Himes Hinchey Hinojosa Hirono Holden Holt Honda Hoyer Huizenga (MI) Hultgren Hurt Inslee Israel Jackson (IL) Jackson Lee (TX) Johnson (GA) Johnson (IL) Johnson (OH) Jones Kaptur Keating Kelly Kildee Kind King (IA) King (NY) Kingston Kinzinger (IL) Kissell Kline Kucinich Lance Landry Langevin Lankford Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Latham LaTourette Lee (CA)

Rahall Rangel Reed Rehberg Reichert Renacci Reyes Richardson Richmond Rigell Rivera Roe (TN) Rogers (AL) Rogers (MI) Rooney Ros-Lehtinen Roskam Ross (AR) Rothman (NJ) Roybal-Allard Runyan Ruppersberger Ryan (OH) Sánchez, Linda T. Sanchez, Loretta Sarbanes Scalise Schakowsky Schiff Schilling Schmidt Schock Schrader Schwartz Scott (VA) Scott, David Serrano Sewell Sherman Shimkus Shuler Simpson Sires Slaughter Smith (NE) Smith (NJ)

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Cuellar Cummings Davis (CA) Davis (IL) Davis (KY) DeFazio DeGette DeLauro Denham Dent Deutch Dicks Dingell Doggett Dold Donnelly (IN) Doyle Duffy Duncan (TN) Edwards Ellison Emerson Engel Eshoo Farr Fattah Filner Fitzpatrick Forbes Fortenberry Frank (MA) Frelinghuysen Fudge Gallegly Garamendi Gardner Gerlach Gibbs Gibson

Levin Lewis (CA) Lewis (GA) Lipinski LoBiondo Loebsack Lowey Luján Lynch Maloney Manzullo Marino Matheson Matsui McCarthy (CA) McCarthy (NY) McCaul McCollum McCotter McDermott McGovern McHenry McIntyre McKinley McMorris Rodgers McNerney Meehan Meeks Michaud Miller (MI) Miller (NC) Miller, George Moore Moran Murphy (CT) Murphy (PA) Myrick Nadler Napolitano

Smith (WA) Southerland Stark Stearns Stivers Sutton Terry Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Thompson (PA) Tiberi Tierney Tonko Towns Tsongas Turner Upton Van Hollen Velázquez Visclosky Walberg Walden Walz (MN) Wasserman Schultz Waters Watt Waxman Weiner Welch West Westmoreland Whitfield Wilson (SC) Wittman Woolsey Wu Yarmuth Young (AK) Young (FL)

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Adams Aderholt Akin

Garrett Gowdy Graves (GA)

Pearce Pence Petri


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Amash Bachmann Barton (TX) Benishek Bilbray Black Blackburn Bonner Brady (TX) Brooks Broun (GA) Burton (IN) Campbell Canseco Cantor Carter Cole Conaway Cravaack Crawford Crenshaw Culberson DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dreier Duncan (SC) Ellmers Farenthold Fincher Flake Fleischmann Fleming Flores Foxx Franks (AZ)

Hall Harper Hartzler Hastings (WA) Hensarling Huelskamp Hunter Issa Jenkins Johnson, E. B. Johnson, Sam Jordan Labrador Lamborn Latta Lofgren, Zoe Long Lucas Luetkemeyer Lummis Lungren, Daniel E. Mack Marchant Markey McClintock McKeon Mica Miller (FL) Miller, Gary Mulvaney Neugebauer Nugent Nunnelee Olson Palazzo

Pitts Pompeo Posey Price (GA) Quayle Ribble Roby Rogers (KY) Rohrabacher Rokita Ross (FL) Royce Rush Ryan (WI) Schweikert Scott (SC) Scott, Austin Sensenbrenner Sessions Shuster Smith (TX) Speier Stutzman Sullivan Thornberry Tipton Walsh (IL) Webster Wilson (FL) Wolf Womack Woodall Yoder Young (IN)

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Giffords Herger

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HOUSE VOTE: SAFER AND FIRE FUNDING (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)

LaTourette Amendment #349 to H.R. 2017 Adopted 333-87 1-Jun-2011 SUMMARY: Passage of an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, to restore a portion of the cuts made to the SAFER and FIRE grant programs, the end result being the two programs funded at $335 million each.

IAFF POSITION: AYE

Ayes Noes PRES NV

Republican 147 87 5

Democratic 186 7

Independent

TOTALS 333 87 12

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Ackerman Adams Akin Alexander Altmire Andrews Austria Baca Bachus Baldwin Barletta Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (CA) Bass (NH) Becerra Berg Berkley Berman Biggert Bilirakis Bishop (GA)

Frank (MA) Frelinghuysen Fudge Gallegly Garamendi Gardner Garrett Gerlach Gibbs Gibson Gingrey (GA) Goodlatte Granger Graves (MO) Green, Al Green, Gene Griffin (AR) Griffith (VA) Grijalva Grimm Guinta Guthrie Gutierrez

Neal Noem Nugent Nunes Olver Owens Pallone Pascrell Pastor (AZ) Paul Paulsen Payne Pelosi Perlmutter Peters Peterson Petri Pingree (ME) Platts Poe (TX) Polis Price (GA) Price (NC)


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Bishop (NY) Black Blackburn Blumenauer Bonner Bono Mack Boren Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Braley (IA) Brooks Brown (FL) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess Burton (IN) Butterfield Camp Canseco Capito Capps Capuano Cardoza Carnahan Carney Carson (IN) Cassidy Castor (FL) Chabot Chandler Chu Cicilline Clarke (MI) Clarke (NY) Clay Cleaver Clyburn Coble Coffman (CO) Cohen Cole Connolly (VA) Conyers Cooper

Hall Hanabusa Hanna Harper Harris Hastings (FL) Hayworth Heck Heinrich Herrera Beutler Himes Hinchey Hinojosa Hirono Hochul Holden Holt Honda Hoyer Hultgren Hurt Inslee Israel Jackson (IL) Jackson Lee (TX) Johnson (GA) Johnson (IL) Johnson (OH) Johnson, E. B. Jones Kaptur Keating Kelly Kildee Kind King (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Kissell Kline Kucinich Lance Landry Langevin Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Latham

Quigley Rahall Rangel Reed Rehberg Reichert Renacci Reyes Ribble Richardson Richmond Rigell Rivera Roe (TN) Rogers (AL) Rogers (MI) Rooney Ros-Lehtinen Ross (AR) Rothman (NJ) Roybal-Allard Runyan Ruppersberger Rush Ryan (OH) Sánchez, Linda T. Sanchez, Loretta Sarbanes Scalise Schakowsky Schiff Schilling Schmidt Schock Schrader Scott (VA) Scott, David Sensenbrenner Serrano Sessions Sewell Sherman Shimkus Shuler Shuster Simpson

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Costa Costello Courtney Cravaack Crawford Critz Crowley Cuellar Cummings Davis (CA) Davis (IL) Davis (KY) DeFazio DeGette DeLauro Denham Dent DesJarlais Deutch Dicks Dingell Doggett Dold Donnelly (IN) Doyle Duffy Duncan (TN) Edwards Ellison Emerson Engel Eshoo Farenthold Farr Fattah Filner Fincher Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fleming Forbes Fortenberry

LaTourette Lee (CA) Levin Lewis (GA) Lipinski LoBiondo Loebsack Lofgren, Zoe Lowey Luetkemeyer Luján Lungren, Daniel E. Lynch Maloney Marchant Marino Markey Matheson Matsui McCarthy (NY) McCaul McClintock McCollum McCotter McDermott McGovern McHenry McIntyre McKinley McNerney Meehan Meeks Michaud Miller (MI) Miller (NC) Miller, George Moore Moran Murphy (CT) Murphy (PA) Nadler Napolitano

Sires Slaughter Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smith (TX) Smith (WA) Speier Stark Stearns Stivers Sutton Terry Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Tiberi Tipton Tonko Towns Tsongas Turner Upton Van Hollen Velázquez Visclosky Walberg Walden Waters Watt Waxman Weiner Welch West Whitfield Wilson (FL) Wittman Womack Woodall Woolsey Wu Yarmuth Young (AK) Young (FL)

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Aderholt Amash Bachmann Benishek Bilbray Bishop (UT) Brady (TX) Broun (GA) Calvert Campbell Cantor Carter Conaway Crenshaw Culberson Diaz-Balart Dreier Duncan (SC) Ellmers Flake Flores Foxx Franks (AZ) Gosar Gowdy Graves (GA) Hartzler Hastings (WA) Hensarling

Herger Huelskamp Huizenga (MI) Hunter Issa Jenkins Johnson, Sam Jordan King (IA) Kingston Labrador Lamborn Lankford Latta Lewis (CA) Long Lummis Mack McCarthy (CA) McKeon McMorris Rodgers Mica Miller (FL) Miller, Gary Mulvaney Neugebauer Nunnelee Olson Palazzo

Pearce Pence Pitts Pompeo Posey Quayle Roby Rogers (KY) Rohrabacher Rokita Roskam Ross (FL) Royce Ryan (WI) Schweikert Scott (SC) Scott, Austin Southerland Stutzman Sullivan Thompson (PA) Thornberry Walsh (IL) Webster Westmoreland Wilson (SC) Wolf Yoder Young (IN)

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Chaffetz Giffords Gohmert Gonzalez

Higgins Lucas Manzullo Myrick

Schwartz Tierney Walz (MN) Wasserman Schultz

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An IAFF Analysis of the Needs Assessment of the Fire Service

In 2010, the National Fire Protection Association conducted their third survey of the U.S. Fire Service. The results outlined in their publication “Third Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service,” reveal two significant themes:

1. FIRE and SAFER work. Needs have declined to a considerable degree in a number of areas. In all categories funded by FIRE and SAFER, there is ample evidence of the grants’ impact. FIRE and SAFER, which have already proven to be among the most efficient federal programs, have now been proven to be among the most effective.

2. The fire service still has considerable needs, especially in the area of personnel.

Despite the progress made there remains residual need still to be addressed, even for those needs that have seen considerable reduction in the past decade. Especially, the lack of adequately trained fire fighters represents a continuing and significant threat to the safety of the American public.

The FIRE Act has resulted in important enhancements in fire protection over the past four years. While much work still needs to be done in these areas, significant improvements are being made in areas funded by FIRE grants, including:

Equipment

Half (51%) of all fire departments cannot equip all fire fighters on a shift with self-contained breathing apparatus, down from 70% in 2001.

An estimated 9% of fire departments cannot provide all emergency responders with their own personal protective clothing, down from 15% in 2001.

Half (51%) of all fire departments do not have enough portable radios to equip all emergency responders on a shift, down from 77% in 2001.

73% of fire departments now own thermal imaging cameras, whereas only 24% of departments owned such cameras in 2001.

Health and Safety

One-third (34%) of fire departments are equipped for exhaust emission control, up from

22% in 2001. 30% of fire departments have a program to maintain basic fire fighter fitness and health,

up from 20% in 2001.

Training

46% of fire departments have not formally trained all of their personnel in structural fire fighting, down from 55% in 2001.

48% of fire departments responsible for EMS have not formally trained all their personnel involved in EMS, down from 54% in 2001.

65% of fire departments responsible for hazmat response have not formally trained all their personnel involved in hazmat, down from 73% in 2001.


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SAFER grants have begun to make inroads in overcoming fire fighter staffing shortages in larger communities. Fire fighter safety standards require four fire fighters assigned to an engine in order to operate safely and effectively. Although communities of 250,000 + have made progress in meeting this standard, smaller communities continue struggling to overcome staffing shortages.

% Departments with Fewer than 4 Career Fire Fighters Assigned to an Engine or Pumper

Community Size 2001 2010 500,000 + 30% 20%

250,000 – 499,999 41% 26% 100,000 – 249,999 56% 60% 50,000 – 99,999 76% 71%

Conclusion America’s fire services still do not have sufficient personnel, equipment and training to adequately protect the American public. While FIRE and SAFER continue to ensure that significant strides are being made in many areas of need, success has been limited by the scale of the programs. Critical shortages still exist and must be addressed through the allocation of funding. Providing grants directly to local fire departments has proven to be a highly effective and efficient use of scarce federal resources that have a measurable impact on public safety. Congress and the Administration should place a priority on providing adequate resources to both FIRE and SAFER.

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2010FIREGrantAwards–StateBreakdown

State Awards Granted Total Awards

Alabama 135 $14,616,855

Alaska 11 $568,626

Arizona 20 $2,989,165

Arkansas 49 $5,111,594

California 113 $21,993,333

Colorado 25 $3,369,106

Connecticut 32 $3,166,045

Delaware 2 $282,772

District of Columbia 1 $368,160

Florida 61 $12,557,659

Georgia 50 $6,192,150

Hawaii 1 $261,120

Idaho 21 $2,360,934

Illinois 133 $14,839,238

Indiana 73 $10,464,800

Iowa 61 $5,818,791

Kansas 33 $3,054,939

Kentucky 72 $8,064,907

Louisiana 35 $4,514,257

Maine 23 $1,348,704

Maryland 28 $4,620,341

Massachusetts 82 $8,079,144

Michigan 105 $9,502,594

Minnesota 117 $18,923,540

Mississippi 57 $5,660,244

Missouri 87 $9,272,183

Montana 25 $3,204,895

Nebraska 7 $441,264

Nevada 6 $1,437,153

New Hampshire 15 $1,495,980

New Jersey 85 $9,703,484

New Mexico 12 $1,632,710

New York 144 $13,396,518

North Carolina 127 $13,137,845

North Dakota 14 $1,594,466

Northern Marianas 1 $700,000

Ohio 195 $20,432,393

Oklahoma 39 $3,527,068

Oregon 50 $6,332,586

Pennsylvania 177 $19,749,165

Rhode Island 10 $1,533,518

South Carolina 88 $8,684,220

South Dakota 13 $753,151

Tennessee 106 $11,259,354

Texas 97 $9,940,715

Utah 18 $2,985,333

Vermont 11 $689,188

Virginia 38 $5,990,999

Washington 74 $7,997,863

West Virginia 42 $5,169,332

Wisconsin 110 $9,569,554

Wyoming 3 $85,757


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State Awards Granted Total Awards

Alabama 12 $8,530,765

Alaska 5 $6,235,261

Arizona 7 $10,357,315

Arkansas 7 $2,257,303

California 36 $63,172,876

Colorado 5 $3,384,949

Connecticut 3 $3,235,791

Delaware 1 $1,723,327

Florida 16 $17,721,119

Georgia 4 $10,384,860

Hawaii 1 $100,000

Idaho 1 $2,897,000

Illinois 13 $10,848,962

Indiana 10 $9,469,250

Iowa 1 $81,220

Kansas 4 $2,285,767

Kentucky 5 $893,552

Louisiana 1 $182,801

Maine 1 $1,047,362

Maryland 7 $2,145,711

Massachusetts 16 $34,716,283

Michigan 22 $22,721,469

Minnesota 4 $789,060

Mississippi 4 $1,209,601

Missouri 11 $5,618,751

Montana 3 $973,611

Nebraska 2 $493,024

Nevada 2 $2,459,678

New Hampshire 2 $353,860

New Jersey 23 $56,648,520

New Mexico 4 $1,854,092

New York 30 $17,389,954

North Carolina 32 $6,375,532

North Dakota 4 $2,139,321

Northern Marianas 1 $1,404,224

Ohio 27 $21,040,279

Oklahoma 5 $9,127,715

Oregon 12 $6,166,247

Pennsylvania 21 $7,926,121

Rhode Island 3 $4,249,084

South Carolina 10 $2,064,366

South Dakota 2 $648,750

Tennessee 8 $7,374,274

Texas 17 $12,756,289

Utah 7 $4,158,108

Vermont 0 $0

Virginia 11 $7,999,892

Washington 19 $13,779,678

West Virginia 2 $426,834

Wisconsin 1 $120,000

Wyoming 1 $997,850

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2010 SAFER Grant Awards

Organization City State Program Award

Anchorage Fire Department Anchorage AK Hiring $5,050,461

Kenai Peninsula Borough on behalf of Central Emergency Services Soldotna AK Hiring $423,742

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department Fairbanks AK Recruitment $340,879

Chena-Goldstream Fire & Rescue Fairbanks AK Recruitment $223,617 Kenai Peninsula Borough on behalf of Bear Creek Fire Service Area Seward AK Recruitment $33,110

Helena Fire Department Helena AL Hiring $566,370

Margaret Fire & Rescue Service Margaret AL Hiring $374,752

Mobile Fire-Rescue Department Mobile AL Hiring $2,542,332

Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue Service Tuscaloosa AL Hiring $1,347,321

Wetumpka FD Wetumpka AL Hiring $171,421

Summerfield Volunteer Fire Department Selma AL Recruitment $46,800

Argo Fire and Rescue Trussville AL Recruitment $267,621

Hebron Volunteer Fire & Rescue Grant AL Recruitment $121,513

Tallassee Fire Department Tallassee AL Recruitment $300,000

Orange Beach Fire & Rescue Orange Beach AL Hiring $639,479

Northport Fire Rescue Northport AL Hiring $264,671

City of Huntsville Huntsville Fire and Rescue Huntsville AL Hiring $1,888,485

OAK GROVE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT # 25 North Little Rock AR Hiring $85,280

Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Pine Bluff AR Hiring $473,957

Piney Fire Protection Association Hot Springs AR Recruitment $69,970

Van Buren Fire Department Van Buren AR Hiring $276,623

Arkansas RC&D Council Solgohachia AR Recruitment $694,000

Arkansas Rural & Volunteer Firefighters Association Pine Bluff AR Recruitment $335,250

Cabot Fire Department Cabot AR Hiring $271,237

Casa Grande Fire Department Casa Grande AZ Hiring $243,189

City of San Luis Fire Department San Luis AZ Hiring $1,074,060

City of Phoenix Fire Department Phoenix AZ Hiring $6,830,426

Pinewood Fire District Munds Park AZ Hiring $365,736

Pinewood Fire District Munds Park AZ Recruitment $384,200

Navajo Nation Fire & Rescue Services Window Rock AZ Recruitment $1,279,704

Tusayan Fire District Grand Canyon AZ Recruitment $180,000

Butte County Fire Department Oroville CA Hiring $480,837

Marysville Fire Department Marysville CA Hiring $660,604

RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Rescue CA Hiring $143,543

Seaside Fire Department Seaside CA Hiring $811,800

Selma Fire Department Selma CA Hiring $445,629

Campo Band of Mission Indians (Fire Dept) Campo CA Hiring $223,292

Kings County Fire Department Hanford CA Hiring $433,337

North County Fire Protection District Castroville CA Hiring $461,250

San Jose Fire Department San Jose CA Hiring $14,922,759

Cloverdale Fire Protection District Cloverdale CA Hiring $476,223

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Pleasant Hill CA Hiring $6,525,929

Crest Forest Fire Protection District Crestline CA Hiring $697,769

City of Sacramento Fire Department Sacramento CA Hiring $5,606,864

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Sacramento CA Hiring $5,470,824

Turlock City Fire & Emergency Services Turlock CA Hiring $523,693

City of Salinas Fire Department Salinas CA Hiring $2,891,267

Shasta County Fire Department Redding CA Hiring $1,203,080

Santa Cruz County Fire Department Felton CA Recruitment $510,455


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South Lake County Fire Middletown CA Hiring $724,909

West Covina Fire Department West Covina CA Hiring $3,051,313

Arcata Fire Protection District Arcata CA Recruitment $483,236

Monterey Regional Fire District Salinas CA Recruitment $160,000

Oakland Fire Department Oakland CA Hiring $307,245

Olancha Cartago Fire Department Olancha CA Recruitment $997,000

Atascadero City Fire Department Atascadero CA Hiring $206,737

Fairfield Fire Department Fairfield CA Hiring $597,744

City of Woodland Fire Department Woodland CA Hiring $1,204,435

Sanger Fire Department Sanger CA Recruitment $1,109,794

Napa County Firefighters Association Napa CA Recruitment $1,286,000

Oakdale City Fire Department Oakdale CA Recruitment $18,250

Calexico Fire Department Calexico CA Hiring $683,760

Modesto Fire Department Modesto CA Hiring $1,838,454

Vallejo Fire Department Vallejo CA Hiring $3,636,027

Hemet Fire Department Hemet CA Hiring $1,610,642

City of Ventura Fire Department Ventura CA Hiring $2,339,473

Lake Valley Fire Protection District South Lake Tahoe CA Hiring $385,925

Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District Wheat Ridge CO Hiring $1,346,524

Durango Fire and Rescue Authority Durango CO Recruitment $141,880

Larkspur Fire Protection District Larkspur CO Recruitment $305,745

Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Golden CO Recruitment $926,800

Lyons Fire Protection District Lyons CO Recruitment $664,000

Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association Southington CT Recruitment $790,280

Oakdale Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Oakdale CT Recruitment $261,160

Oakdale Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Oakdale CT Recruitment $261,160

City of Danbury Fire Department Danbury CT Hiring $2,184,351

Wilmington Fire Department Wilmington DE Hiring $1,723,327

Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control and Rescue District Naples FL Hiring $597,616

Palm Bay Fire-Rescue Palm Bay FL Hiring $1,265,742

Tice Fire Protection & Rescue Service District Ft. Myers FL Hiring $2,158,468

Bayshore Fire /Rescue N. Ft. Myers FL Hiring $452,392

Citrus County Board of County Commissioners Lecanto FL Hiring $3,855,654

City of Deerfield Beach Fire/Rescue Deerfield Beach FL Hiring $795,823

Ocala Fire Rescue Ocala FL Hiring $365,916

City of Gainesville, Gainesville Fire Rescue Gainesville FL Hiring $1,619,952

South Daytona Fire Rescue South Daytona FL Hiring $452,283

St. Johns County Fire Rescue St. Augustine FL Hiring $1,398,590

Edgewater Fire Rescue Edgewater FL Hiring $863,302

Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend Council, Inc. Valparaiso FL Recruitment $586,572

Florida Fire Chiefs' Association Ormond Beach FL Recruitment $1,187,240

Nokomis Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc Nokomis FL Recruitment $382,580

Delray Beach Fire-Rescue Delray Beach FL Hiring $595,982

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue St. Petersburg FL Hiring $1,143,006

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Atlanta GA Hiring $9,793,068

Quitman County Volunteer Fire Department Georgetown GA Recruitment $64,000

Walton County Fire Rescue Department Monroe GA Hiring $462,712

Ray City Fire Dept. Ray City GA Recruitment $65,080

Hawai'i Fire Department Hilo HI Recruitment $100,000

Epworth Fire Departmnet Epworth IA Recruitment $81,220

Idaho Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services Assoc Boise ID Recruitment $2,897,000

East St. Louis Fire Department East St. Louis IL Hiring $3,362,554

Elgin Fire Department Elgin IL Hiring $327,557

Crete Fire Department Crete IL Recruitment $84,472

Kankakee Township Fire Protection District Kankakee IL Recruitment $79,494

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Manteno Community Fire Protection District Manteno IL Recruitment $100,000

Park Forest Fire Department Park Forest IL Hiring $198,183

Pembroke Fire Protection District Pembroke Township IL Recruitment $286,380

Sauk Village Fire Department Sauk Village IL Recruitment $37,766

Peoria Fire Department Peoria IL Hiring $1,558,107

Waukegan Fire Department Waukegan IL Hiring $1,229,990

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Lincolnshire IL Hiring $658,294

Godfrey Fire Protection District Godfrey IL Hiring $429,904

Springfield Fire Department Springfield IL Hiring $2,496,262

Westfield Fire Department Westfield IN Hiring $1,463,133

New Albany Fire Department New Albany IN Hiring $1,350,471

Concord Township Fire Department Elkhart IN Hiring $203,261

Decatur Township Fire Department Indianapolis IN Hiring $734,117

Lizton-Union Twp Volunteer Fire Dept Lizton IN Recruitment $110,400

South Bend Fire Department South Bend IN Hiring $310,168

Brownsburg Fire Territory Brownsburg IN Hiring $719,214

Taylor Township Fire/Rescue/EMS Kokomo IN Recruitment $86,000

Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department Evansville IN Hiring $1,202,044

Gary Fire Department Gary IN Hiring $3,753,099

City Of Topeka Topeka KS Hiring $799,077

Olathe Fire Department Olathe KS Hiring $1,076,532

Halstead Fire/EMS Halstead KS Recruitment $193,000

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Horton KS Hiring $217,158

Erlanger Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept Erlanger KY Hiring $471,852

Kentucky Fire Commission Calhoun KY Recruitment $257,700

Red Lick Volunteer Fire Dept. Berea KY Recruitment $16,350

Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department Alvaton KY Recruitment $123,650

McLean County Western District Fire Dept. Beech Grove KY Recruitment $24,000

Bogalusa Fire Department Bogalusa LA Hiring $182,801

Weymouth Fire Department Weymouth MA Hiring $971,158

HullDepartment of Fire/Rescue & Emergency Services Hull MA Hiring $683,817

Lawrence Fire Department Lawrence MA Hiring $6,622,529

City of New Bedford Fire Department New Bedford MA Hiring $12,206,430

QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT QUINCY MA Hiring $1,689,733

Town of Greenfield Fire Department Greenfield MA Hiring $474,572

Fitchburg Fire Department Fitchburg MA Hiring $418,616

Lynn Fire Department Lynn MA Hiring $1,442,282

Northampton Fire Department Northampton MA Hiring $489,573

Yarmouth Fire Department South Yarmouth MA Hiring $642,473

Tyngsborough Fire Department Tyngsborough MA Recruitment $101,549

Chelsea Fire Department Chelsea MA Hiring $627,995

Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc. Hyannis MA Recruitment $1,747,500

Middleborough Fire Department Middleborough MA Hiring $2,196,915

Malden Fire Department Malden MA Hiring $2,653,152

Revere Fire Department Revere MA Hiring $1,454,161

City of Cumberland Fire Department Cumberland MD Hiring $806,316

Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Arbutus MD Recruitment $14,000

Abingdon Fire Company, Inc. Abingdon MD Recruitment $186,000

United Communities Volunteer Fire Department Inc. Stevensville MD Recruitment $333,600

Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Bethesda MD Recruitment $71,500

Division of Fire and Rescue Services of Frederick County, MD Frederick MD Recruitment $548,120

Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association Rockville MD Recruitment $186,175

Portland Fire Department Portland ME Hiring $1,047,363

Madison Heights Fire Department Madison Heights MI Hiring $490,748

City of Ferndale Fire Department Ferndale MI Hiring $851,164


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Romulus Fire Department Romulus MI Hiring $1,299,282

City of Royal Oak Fire Department Royal Oak MI Hiring $2,498,872

City of Wayne Fire Wayne MI Hiring $1,179,455

Dearborn Heights Fire Department Dearborn Heights MI Hiring $332,172

Redford Township Fire Department Redford Township MI Hiring $1,160,781

Southfield Fire Department Southfield MI Hiring $2,022,298

Southgate Fire Department Southgate MI Hiring $791,680

City of River Rouge River Rouge MI Hiring $748,845

Hazel Park Fire Department Hazel Park MI Hiring $354,579

Roseville Fire Department Roseville MI Hiring $522,758

Spring Lake Township Fire Department Spring Lake MI Recruitment $141,119

Buchanan City Fire Department Buchanan MI Recruitment $106,000

Norton Shores Fire Department Norton Shores MI Hiring $718,055

Dearborn Dearborn MI Hiring $940,595

Delhi Township Fire Department Holt MI Recruitment $682,502

Clinton Township Department of Fire/Rescue/EMS Clinton Township MI Hiring $3,343,625

North Berrien Fire Rescue Department Coloma MI Recruitment $71,000

East Lansing Fire Department East Lansing MI Hiring $331,583

Grand Rapids Fire Department Grand Rapids MI Hiring $2,051,133

Westland Fire Department Westland MI Hiring $1,854,771

East Grand Forks Fire Department East Grand Forks MN Hiring $102,141

Brainerd Fire Department Brainerd MN Hiring $258,944

Mankato Fire Department Mankato MN Hiring $411,208

Royalton Fire Department Royalton MN Recruitment $16,767

Mid-County Fire Protection District Camdenton MO Hiring $102,406

Neosho Fire Department Neosho MO Hiring $780,643

Western Taney County Fire District Branson MO Recruitment $101,195

Mid-County Fire Protection District Camdenton MO Recruitment $138,978

Bolivar City Fire Department Bolivar MO Recruitment $70,308

Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District Waynesville MO Recruitment $185,600

Doniphan Fire Department Doniphan MO Recruitment $272,814

St. Louis Fire Department St. Louis MO Hiring $3,215,483

Boone County Fire Protection District Columbia MO Recruitment $504,050

Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District Macks Creek MO Recruitment $115,274

Southern Webster County Fire Protection District Fordland MO Recruitment $132,000

CNMI Department of Public Safety-Fire Division Saipan MP Hiring $1,404,224

City of Ocean Springs Fire Department Ocean Springs MS Hiring $103,591

Desoto Volunteer Fire Department Shubuta MS Recruitment $551,500

NORTHEAST UNION RURAL FIRE DEPT. INC. New Albany MS Recruitment $222,880

Lauderdale County Fire Service Meridian MS Recruitment $331,630

Central Valley Fire District Belgrade MT Recruitment $142,088

Red Lodge Rural Fire District #7 Red Lodge MT Recruitment $257,000

Central Valley Fire District Belgrade MT Hiring $574,523

Fire District #13, Inc. Greensboro NC Hiring $156,702

City of Hendersonville Hendersonville NC Hiring $506,609

Dunn Emergency Services, Inc. Dunn NC Recruitment $97,440

Lincolnton Fire Department Lincolnton NC Hiring $299,154

Oxford Fire Department Oxford NC Recruitment $34,000

Salisbury Fire Department Salisbury NC Hiring $440,233

SHILOH COLUMBIA VOL. FIRE DEPT. WATHA NC Recruitment $222,300

South Toe Fire and Rescue Inc. Burnsville NC Recruitment $212,000

Benhaven Emergency Services, Inc. Olivia NC Recruitment $48,000

Blackmans Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Four Oaks NC Recruitment $377,580

Boone Trail Emergency Services Lillington NC Hiring $146,160

Cape Fear Rural Fire Dept. Inc. Broadway NC Recruitment $26,000

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Franklin Fire and Rescue Franklin NC Recruitment $120,600

Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department Lewisville NC Hiring $235,787

Staley Volunteer Fire Department INC. Staley NC Recruitment $60,820

Westside Fire and Rescue Department Asheboro NC Hiring $120,190

Harlowe Volunteer Fire Department Havelock NC Recruitment $30,124

Sunset Harbor/Zion Hill Volunteer Fire Department Bolivia NC Recruitment $68,256

Town of Zebulon Fire Department Zebulon NC Hiring $276,074

Alarka Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Bryson City NC Recruitment $18,000

Fire District #13, Inc. Greensboro NC Recruitment $309,773

Hankins-North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Marion NC Recruitment $39,620

Green River Vol. Fire & Rescue Inc. Zirconia NC Recruitment $65,800

Mulberry Fairplains Fire Department North Wilkesboro NC Recruitment $41,040

Newport Fire Department Newport NC Recruitment $101,300

Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department Deep Gap NC Recruitment $50,668

Knightdale Public Safety Department Fire Division Knightdale NC Recruitment $295,324

Ulah Volunteer Fire Protective Association Inc. Asheboro NC Recruitment $67,260

Wilkesboro Fire Department Wilkesboro NC Recruitment $1,500,000

Cowee Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc. Franklin NC Recruitment $91,360

Elizabethtown Fire Department Elizabethtown NC Recruitment $267,374

Jonesville Fire Department Jonesville NC Recruitment $49,984

Turtle Mountain Community Fire Department Belcourt ND Hiring $925,998

Finley Fire Department Finley ND Recruitment $443,200

Edgeley Volunteer Fire Department Edgeley ND Recruitment $84,620

Turtle Mountain Community Fire Department Belcourt ND Recruitment $685,503

Ralston Volunteer Fire Department Ralston NE Recruitment $228,000

Yutan Rural Fire Protection District #12 Yutan NE Recruitment $265,024

Pueblo of Acoma Fire/rescue Department Acoma NM Hiring $308,336

New Boston Fire Department New Boston NH Recruitment $265,400

Milford Fire Department Milford NH Recruitment $88,460

Robbinsville Division of Fire Robbinsville NJ Hiring $700,604

Collingswood Fire Department Collingswood NJ Hiring $377,917

Trenton Fire Department Trenton NJ Hiring $13,685,436

Atlantic City Fire Department Atlantic City NJ Hiring $9,726,403

Camden Fire Department Camden NJ Hiring $5,108,744

Bridgeton Fire Department Bridgeton NJ Hiring $1,022,798

Hamilton Township Fire District #2 Hamilton NJ Hiring $109,417

Ridgewood Fire Department Ridgewood NJ Hiring $349,031

Irvington Fire Department Irvington NJ Hiring $2,506,485

Jersey City Dept of Fire & Emergency Services Jersey City NJ Hiring $8,158,925

Westampton Fire Department and Emergency Services Westampton NJ Hiring $297,460

East Orange Fire Department East Orange NJ Hiring $1,883,951

Forked River Fire Department Forked River NJ Recruitment $48,600

Orange Fire Department Orange NJ Hiring $1,238,623

Princeton Fire Department Princeton NJ Recruitment $361,500

West Cape May Volunteer Fire Com[any, Inc. West Cape May NJ Recruitment $8,900

Harrisonville Volunteer Fire Company Harrisonville NJ Recruitment $28,581

Long Branch Fire Department Long Branch NJ Recruitment $129,942

Ocean View Volunteer Fire Co. South Seaville NJ Recruitment $15,700

Springfield Fire Department Springfield NJ Recruitment $168,800

City of Newark Fire Department Newark NJ Hiring $7,188,576

Hillside Fire Department Hillside NJ Hiring $3,302,469

North Plainfield Fire Department North Plainfield NJ Hiring $229,528

Taos County/Latir Volunteer Fire Department Questa NM Recruitment $97,140

Mayhill Volunteer Fire Department Mayhill NM Recruitment $161,280

Las Cruces Fire Department Las Cruces NM Hiring $1,287,336


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Nevada Fire Chiefs Association North Las Vegas NV Recruitment $499,320

Reno Fire Department-Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Reno NV Hiring $1,960,358

Canandaigua Fire Department Canandaigua NY Hiring $973,862

White Plains Fire Bureau White Plains NY Hiring $1,942,206

Yonkers Fire Department Yonkers NY Hiring $4,846,034

Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District Great Neck NY Hiring $172,144

Utica Fire Department Utica NY Hiring $956,006

Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Youngstown NY Recruitment $91,756

Deer Park Fire District Deer Park NY Recruitment $402,000

Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department Lawrence NY Recruitment $10,218

Vails Gate Fire Department Vails Gate NY Recruitment $986,080

Winchester Fire Department West Seneca NY Recruitment $54,448

Bethpage Fire District Bethpage NY Recruitment $44,330

Chautauqua County Emergency Services Mayville NY Recruitment $393,860

City of Cortland Fire Department Cortland NY Recruitment $535,598

New York State Assn. of Fire Chiefs Castleton NY Recruitment $69,246

Niagara Active Hose Co. Niagara Falls NY Recruitment $25,060

Plandome Fire Department Plandome NY Recruitment $84,430

Village of Elmira Heights Fire Department Elmira Heights NY Recruitment $27,000

Village of Victor Fire Dept Victor NY Recruitment $87,250

Williston Park Fire Department Williston Park NY Recruitment $56,580

Akron Fire Company Inc. Akron NY Recruitment $645,000

Alert Engine, Hook, Ladder and Hose Co., No.1 Great Neck NY Recruitment $63,580

East Rockaway Fire Department East Rockaway NY Recruitment $707,480

New Hyde Park Fire District New Hyde Park NY Recruitment $96,780

Lake Plains Community Care Network, Inc. Batavia NY Recruitment $288,680

Vigilant Engine & Hook & Ladder Co. Inc. Great Neck NY Recruitment $82,730

FASNY- Firemen's Assoc. of State of New York, Inc. Albany NY Recruitment $4,270,570

Bellevue Fire District #9 Cheektowaga NY Recruitment $90,000

Big Tree Volunteer Firemen Company, Inc. Blasdell NY Recruitment $90,604

Levittown Fire District Levittown NY Recruitment $80,580

Fire Service Women of New York State, Inc. Nassau NY Recruitment $65,200

Steubenville Fire Department Steubenville OH Hiring $308,901

Garfield Heights Fire Department Garfield Heights OH Hiring $209,474

Lorain Fire Department Lorain OH Hiring $1,734,321

Urbana Fire Division Urbana OH Hiring $285,735

Fostoria Fire Division Fostoria OH Hiring $1,233,285

Sandusky Fire Department Sandusky OH Hiring $1,067,913

Stow Fire Department Stow OH Hiring $743,741

Boardman Township Fire Department Boardman OH Hiring $334,646

Salem Fire Department Salem OH Hiring $301,648

Hamilton Fire Department Hamilton OH Hiring $1,126,517

Findlay Fire Department Findlay OH Hiring $929,278

Cleveland Fire Department Cleveland OH Hiring $3,482,937

Cuyahoga Heights Fire Department Cuyahoga Heights OH Hiring $849,310

Xenia Fire Division Xenia OH Hiring $550,233

Parma Fire Department Parma OH Hiring $1,078,726

Canton Township Fire Department Canton OH Hiring $217,208

Clearcreek Fire District Springboro OH Hiring $1,785,176

Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District Greenfield OH Hiring $268,934

Warrensville Heights Fire Department Warrensville Heights OH Hiring $1,453,726

Valley Fire District Peninsula OH Recruitment $112,680

Village of North Randall Fire Department North Randall OH Hiring $283,621

Bokescreek Township Fire Department West Mansfield OH Recruitment $354,718

Wyoming Fire - EMS Wyoming OH Recruitment $215,660

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Chillicothe Fire Department Chillicothe OH Hiring $767,805

Erie County Firefighters Association Huron OH Recruitment $16,750

Western Reserve Joint Fire District Poland OH Recruitment $537,440

Lancaster Fire Department Lancaster OH Hiring $789,895

Tulsa Fire Department Tulsa OK Hiring $4,238,856

Oklahoma City Fire Department Oklahoma City OK Hiring $3,651,587

Duncan Fire Department Duncan OK Hiring $241,793

Keefeton Volunteer Fire Department Muskogee OK Recruitment $119,500

Owasso Fire Department Owasso OK Hiring $875,979

Hood River Fire Department Hood River OR Hiring $503,775

City of Bend Fire Department Bend OR Hiring $612,182

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Aloha OR Hiring $1,632,612

Depoe Bay Fire District Gleneden Beach OR Recruitment $447,994

Stayton Rural Fire Protection District Stayton OR Recruitment $292,600

Astoria Fire & Rescue Astoria OR Recruitment $180,964

CORNELIUS FIRE DEPARTMENT Cornelius OR Recruitment $624,777

Philomath Fire & Rescue Philomath OR Recruitment $134,130

Silverton Fire District Silverton OR Recruitment $361,790

Oakridge Fire & EMS Oakridge OR Recruitment $597,799

Illinois Valley Rural Fire Protection District Cave Junction OR Recruitment $129,300

Roseburg Fire Department Roseburg OR Hiring $648,324

Edgewood Volunteer Fire Dept Pittsburgh PA Recruitment $112,500

Harleysville Community Fire Company Harleysville PA Recruitment $107,200

Neffsville Community Fire Company #1 Lititz PA Recruitment $40,000

New Brighton Volunteer Fire Department New Brighton PA Recruitment $57,156

Presto Volunteer Fire Department Presto PA Recruitment $14,023

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company Valley Forge PA Recruitment $316,000

Bucks County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association Doylestown PA Recruitment $732,300

Community Fire Company of Frystown Myerstown PA Recruitment $189,840

Cumru Township Fire Department Mohnton PA Recruitment $347,000

Hughestown Hose Company #1 Hughestown PA Recruitment $34,028

LOWER CHICHESTER FIRE COMPANY #1 Linwood PA Recruitment $32,000

Sheppton-Oneida Vol. Fire Co. Sheppton PA Recruitment $28,888

Warwick Emergency Services Alliance Lititz PA Recruitment $63,400

West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 Gibsonia PA Recruitment $60,000

Westwood Fire Company #1 Coatesville PA Recruitment $18,000

Chester Heights Fire Co. No.1 Chester Heights PA Recruitment $139,000

Susquehanna Fire & Rescue Co. No. 4 Columbia PA Recruitment $120,050

Greenville Fire Department Greenville PA Hiring $158,340

Mahoning Valley Vol. Fire Co.,No.1 Lehighton PA Recruitment $8,060

Harrisburg Bureau of Fire Harrisburg PA Hiring $1,559,817

Marion Center Volunteer Fire Association Marion Center PA Recruitment $3,788,519

Saylesville Fire District Lincoln RI Recruitment $58,160

East Providence Fire Department East Providence RI Hiring $3,561,473

Central Coventry Fire District Coventry RI Hiring $629,452

Columbia Fire Department Columbia SC Recruitment $396,080

Horry County Fire/Rescue Conway SC Recruitment $377,125

Palmetto Rural Fire Department Darlington SC Hiring $147,477

Williamsburg County Fire Department Kingstree SC Recruitment $192,000

Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department Blacksburg SC Recruitment $55,000

Lee County Fire Department Bishopville SC Recruitment $171,600

Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department Fort Mill SC Hiring $187,999

Boiling Springs Fire Department Boiling Springs SC Recruitment $229,800

Providence Volunteer Fire Department Santee SC Recruitment $68,900

Georgetown County Fire District II Midway Fire Pawleys Island SC Hiring $238,385


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Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department Rapid City SD Recruitment $419,300

Crooks Fire and Rescue Crooks SD Recruitment $229,450

Nashville Fire Department Nashville TN Hiring $3,516,513

Gallatin Fire Department Gallatin TN Hiring $1,532,003

Kingsport Fire Department Kingsport TN Hiring $488,886

Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Pleasant View TN Hiring $305,655

City of McMinnville FD McMinnville TN Hiring $182,866

Greeneville Fire Department Greeneville TN Hiring $1,173,699

Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Pleasant View TN Recruitment $31,000

Selmer Fire Department Selmer TN Recruitment $143,652

RANDALL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Amarillo TX Hiring $295,770

Weatherford Fire Department Weatherford TX Hiring $484,872

Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Nacogdoches TX Hiring $194,668

Garland Fire Department Garland TX Hiring $666,468

New Caney Fire Department New Caney TX Hiring $650,869

Spring Branch Fire Rescue Spring Branch TX Hiring $163,415

Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Westminster TX Recruitment $150,000

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department Alvin TX Recruitment $292,000

Commerce Fire Department Commerce TX Recruitment $732,500

Webb County Volunteer Fire Department Laredo TX Recruitment $256,580

Laredo Fire Department Laredo TX Hiring $3,887,964

State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas Austin TX Recruitment $1,009,100

Pearland Fire Department Pearland TX Recruitment $146,802

Glenn Heights Fire Department Glenn Heights TX Hiring $469,901

Sealy Volunteer Fire Department Sealy TX Hiring $369,375

City of El Paso Fire Department El Paso TX Hiring $2,177,080

Pearland Fire Department Pearland TX Hiring $703,089

Provo Fire & Rescue Provo UT Hiring $841,168

Salt Lake City Fire Department Salt Lake City UT Hiring $1,236,261

Cedar City/Iron County Cedar City UT Recruitment $254,144

Hurricane Valley Fire District Hurricane UT Recruitment $160,350

Smithfield Fire & Rescue Smithfield UT Recruitment $18,180

Unified Fire Authority of Greater Salt Lake Salt Lake City UT Hiring $1,222,916

West Valley City Fire Department West Valley City UT Hiring $425,088

West Valley City Fire Department West Valley City UT Hiring $425,088

County of Botetourt Virginia Fincastle VA Hiring $946,578

Alexandria Fire Department Alexandria VA Hiring $1,634,801

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Stafford VA Hiring $1,990,934

Chesterfield, Virginia, Department of Fire and EMS Chesterfield VA Hiring $1,010,880

City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department Manassas VA Hiring $1,423,968

Dale City Volunteer Fire Department Woodbridge VA Recruitment $354,320

Fauquier County Department of Fire and Emergency S Warrenton VA Recruitment $538,887

Lower King and Queen Volunteer Fire Department Shacklefords VA Recruitment $126,000

Caroline County Fire Rescue Bowling Green VA Recruitment $314,991

Loudoun County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management Leesburg VA Recruitment $316,000

Tappahannock/Essex Volunteer Fire Department Tappahannock VA Recruitment $338,000

City of DuPont Fire Department DuPont WA Hiring $540,745

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Kelso WA Hiring $373,072

City of Tacoma Fire Department Tacoma WA Hiring $1,566,699

Renton Fire & Emergency Services Renton WA Hiring $2,055,418

Port of Seattle Fire Department Seattle WA Hiring $643,548

Whatcom County Fire Protection District #21 Blaine WA Hiring $604,233

Lynnwood Fire Department Lynnwood WA Hiring $634,468

Spokane County Fire District 10 Airway Heights WA Hiring $142,038

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Vancouver Fire Department Vancouver WA Hiring $2,314,455

Whatcom County Fire District No. 7 Ferndale WA Hiring $407,550

Kitsap County Fire District 18, Poulsbo Fire Depar Poulsbo WA Recruitment $500,700

Enumclaw Fire Department Enumclaw WA Hiring $640,800

Island County Fire District #3 Freeland WA Recruitment $250,872

Clark County Fire & Rescue Ridgefield WA Recruitment $979,519

Clark County Fire District #9 dba East County Fire & Rescue Camas WA Hiring $724,659

Clark County Fire District #9 dba East County Fire & Rescue Camas WA Recruitment $299,500

Longview Fire Department Longview WA Hiring $575,834

Steilacoom Department of Public Safety Steilacoom WA Recruitment $175,200

Yakima County Fire District No. 5 Zillah WA Recruitment $350,369

Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department Ellsworth WI Recruitment $120,000

Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Weston WV Hiring $280,395

Triune-Halleck VFD Morgantown WV Recruitment $118,400

State of Wyoming Fire Chiefs Association Cheyenne WY Recruitment $997,850


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Lawrence adds 38 firefighters, reopens station February 08, 2012|By Alli Knothe

After being closed for more than two years, the Engine 6 fire station in Lawrence reopened yesterday, thanks to a $6.6 million federal grant earmarked to put firefighters back on duty after extensive budget cuts during the recession.

Thirty-eight firefighters were added to the department, including new hires and firefighters who had been laid off. Twelve of them have been assigned to the reopened station.

Fire Chief Jack Bergeron said he would like to bring still more firefighters on board.

“We’re still running pretty thin,’’ he said in an interview yesterday.

The Department of Homeland Security’s SAFER (“Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response’’) grant provides resources to staff fire departments to the point where they can operate under minimum staffing, response, and operational standards required by law, according to the SAFER website.

The station, on Howard Street, is in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of Lawrence, which is a large, densely populated area with many multiple-family dwellings.

Two of the city’s six firehouses are still closed. Bergeron said he hopes that they will be reopened eventually and that he can fill all the vacancies left by job cuts over the past 10 years.

Bergeron said the federal funding will help the department to be more independent.

In recent years, Lawrence has had to call for help from nearby communities, including Methuen and Lowell, to battle serious fires. However, those communities are also short on funding and if they assist Lawrence with a fire, he said, they have to pay their firefighters overtime and incur other expenses.


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Roseburg Fire Department trains four new recruits

Sunday, December 25, 2011 ‐ DD Bixby The Roseburg Fire Department will usher in 2012 by welcoming four new firefighters to its ranks. “This is a big deal for Roseburg,” Fire Chief Mike Lane said last week, as he watched the recruits go through search and rescue drills. Roseburg Fire Department secured a $648,324 federal grant to hire the firefighters for the next two years. The recruits are Josh Ray, 24, of Astoria; Russ Jones, 30, who moved from Medford and is originally from Idaho; Kelly Harrington, 26, of Butte Falls and Hans Christenson, 30, of Roseburg. They began training Dec. 1. On Jan. 2, they will get their first station assignments. The men practiced last week in theatrical fog at the Roseburg Public Safety Center in a simulated house fire. Lane explained the first two men inside were assigned to search for a victim. Midway through the drill, one of the firefighters‐in‐training feigned unconsciousness. His teammate and the other two firefighters then had to work together to get the downed fireman out. In full suits, the men lugged 60 to 70 pounds of gear and air packs through an obstacle course that included a tunnel, mattresses and other odds and ends. “There's lots of stuff in people's homes and lots of places for little kids to hide. It's a certain technique to get through without getting tangled up,” Lane said. The new recruits seemed to enjoy the rigorous training. “It's great so far. It's a high‐energy department. They like to work really hard,” Harrington said. “We enjoy that.” Getting hired is tough, Harrington said. Roseburg is the fourth department he applied to. Harrington came to Roseburg from a one and a half year internship in Jackson County. Prior to that, he got a bachelor's degree in theology and a minor in leadership from a Portland university. “We see so many diverse things in fire service, that I think it's important to get some life experience. You end up living a third of your life with these people. Hopefully, you bring something to the group,” he said. Christenson is enjoying being among a four‐recruit team. As the only local in the group, he's showing the out‐of‐towners his stomping grounds. Christenson graduated from Roseburg High School in 1999 and attended Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, where he earned a degree in manufacture engineering. He served in the Oregon National Guard and was deployed to Egypt and New Orleans.


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For the last few years he has worked for an antennae company in Seattle, where he was a volunteer firefighter for a year and discovered what he hopes will become his career. When the job in Roseburg came up, he said he was ready to come home. “I like being able to give back to the community,” he said. “It's hard not to have a smile on your face all day. It's hard to get into this field because it's so competitive.” The month of training is not job security though. These men have to prove themselves. Throughout the training they've been tested on laws and safety rules, as well as with field drills. At the end of the month, Lane said they will take a performance test. “And then I'll put them on an engine. And if they don't do well, they might be looking for another job,” he said. The new hires will help boost the station's engine teams to a steady four‐man crew and a full shift of 11 people on‐duty. Lane said this is a huge deal for Roseburg. The chief, who began fighting fires with RFD in 1986, said engine crews used to be staffed by two. With four on an engine, a crew can handle most fire calls without calling in other engines. “For me, that's huge,” Lane said. Lane expects the savings the department will see in reduced overtime for other firefighters will pay to keep the men on for at least a third year, a stipulation of the federal grant. During the 2010‐11 year, Lane said the department spent about $275,000 to $300,000 in overtime. Lane said beyond the third year, he can't predict the firefighter numbers the city can support. Still, he enjoys training new firefighters. “I can't say enough. For me as a chief, this is the fun part of my job,” Lane said. This is the second round of new hires for RFD this year. Lane hired two others in July who are still in their first year of probation. Within the next few months the four new men will have to know the names and locations of every city street. There are other tests and training they'll have to undergo, too. “Some people say the hard part is getting the job. Now the hard part is keeping your job,” Lane said. “It's not, ‘Get through the recruit academy and it'll be easy.' It's tough for a year.” The recruits are ready to be tested. “I love the training portion, but I want to get out on the line and work a regular shift,” Harrington said.

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Evanston firefighters get new life-saving equipment with federal grant By Brian L. Cox Special to the Tribune Monday at 4:47 p.m.

Evanston Fire Chief Greg Klaiber is a bit like a kid with his new toys: Four state-of-the-art, high tech cardiac monitor/defibrillators, compliments of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.

“These things do everything from not only defibrillating, shocking somebody out of a abnormal heart rhythm, but they can artificially pace somebody’s heart,” Klaiber said. “We can run twelve lead EKGs to determine whether somebody’s actually having a heart attack or a myocardial infarction, prior to going into full cardiac arrest.

“We can take blood pressures and monitor respiratory oxygen levels and things of that nature,” he added. “They are very vital to the service we provide.”

Klaiber recently learned that his department was one of five Illinois fire departments to have received an “assist to firefighters grant” from FEMA. He said the $132,000 will be used to buy the new high tech cardiac monitor/defibrillators, which will replace older models now in use.

“All engines, trucks and ambulances are considered advance life support units,” Klaiber said. “We’re going to be replacing our older ones and putting these frontline state-of-the-art ones on our busiest ambulance and engine companies.”

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Funding for the grant program is provided through the Department of Homeland Security, and seeks to strengthen the nation’s overall level of preparedness and ability to respond to fire and fire related hazards, the city said.

“This grant will help the brave men and women of our fire department continue to provide excellent, lifesaving services,” mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said in a statement.

In 2010, Illinois received 132 awards, which totaled over $14.8 million in federal funding to first-responder organizations for the purchase of response equipment, personal protective equipment, training, and vehicles, according to the city.

Last year Evanston got $990,000 through the program to buy a new ladder truck, and applied unsuccessfully this year for a grant to buy another ladder truck, in addition to the cardiac monitor/defibrillators.

“This year, coming on the heels of the award last year, was kind of a long shot, but we went through it anyway,” said Klaiber. “We do need another ladder truck so we’ll probably be applying for it next year.”

“We have two in service,” he added. “One is brand new, and the second one is about 20 years old, so we’ll be looking at all means to fund the second one.”

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Broadview Heights one of three Cuyahoga County fire departments to receive federal grant Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 6:00 PM

By John Bisesi, Sun News The city’s fire department received a $43,995 federal grant Dec. 21 that will pay to replace the compressors used to fill firefighter’s air pack bottles.

The whole breathing apparatus is more than 33 years old, so the department applied for the grant specifically for the purpose of upgrading a necessary safety feature, said assistant fire chief Joe Fleming.

“We fill them on a table right in front of us, but the current standard is that you put the bottle into a thick, heavy steel chamber and close the door so if the bottle would burst it would be contained in the chamber,” Fleming said. “It can be dangerous.”

Fleming added that firefighters will receive improved air quality when heading into action.

As soon as the city awards a bid for the new compressors, the money will be directly deposited into the fire department’s fund in one lump sum. The city has one year to award a bid.

Chief Jeff Hajek has been working with city council to put another fire department levy on the March ballot. In the grand scheme of things, this grant will not do much to affect the planning for the levy process.

“This grant is great and it puts us in a little better light for (the levy), but the short infusion of $43,000 really makes no difference at all,” Fleming said. “It doesn’t move us any closer on the operations end.”

Ward 2 Councilman and Council President Pro-tem Roy Stewart agreed, saying the grant will not cover even one of the line items in the fire department’s operating budget.

“Administration will have to put together a good presentation for the residents,” he said. “If they vote (the levy) down again, we’re going to have to make a hard decision about taking money out of the general fund.”


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The last grant the department received was in 2009 and, oddly enough, was for air packs.

“We had a mishmash of air packs, some that were only 10 to 15 years old, some in the 20 to 25 (year) range,” Fleming said. “We bought them in phases. Now we’re really going to be good with a brand new, state-of-the-art fill station.”

Fleming gave firefighter Steve Morabito credit for winning this grant, as he did a lot of the leg work gathering documentation for the federal application process. The department filed for two grants back in August, a separate one for a new fire truck that they have not received word on.

“We’re more than thrilled to get either one,” Fleming said.

The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.

“Our first responders put their lives on the line every day across Ohio,” said Sherrod Brown in a release from the Ohio Senator’s office. “These funds ensure that firefighters in Cuyahoga County have the resources they need to perform their jobs safely.”

Other recipients were the Mayfield Heights Fire Department ($56,956) and the Westlake Fire Department ($149,627).

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