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Last year, President Clinton, passed the FIRE Act which set aside $100 million
for US fire departments. The City of Bolivar is applying for some of this money.
It will be a 10% matching grant. For more information on the grant, visit the
United States Fire Administration and Federal
Emergency Management Agencies web site.
There are six categories to apply in: Training, Wellness/Fitness, Vehicles,
Firefighting Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, and Fire Prevention Programs.
We will be applying in two of these catagories: Training and Equipment. Items
we are looking at include:
| Item |
Approx Cost |
Responsible |
| * * * Training * * * |
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Persons |
| Burn Building |
$20k-$30k |
T.
Becker |
| Projector Screen |
|
B. Watkins |
| Second Floor @ Station 2 |
$10k-$20k |
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| Data Projector |
$5k |
D. Cole, B.
Watkins, R. Head |
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| * * * Equipment * * * |
| Thermal Imaging Camera |
$13k-$30k |
R. Head |
| Extrication Tools |
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C. Hunter, D. Cole |
| Radios |
$10k-$15k |
R. Head |
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