To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: FY 24 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - SCBA
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. (90% Federal, 10% District General Operating Fund match)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) grant project is $1,650,000. The maximum federal award is $1,500,000 with a minimum 10% local agency cost sharing requirement of $150,000
The cost for the total SCBA project is estimated to be $3,900,000. This grant funded portion would cover less than half of the total costs of replacing all SCBA equipment. The District would need approximately $2,250,000 from other funding sources to fund the remaining purchase and replacement over subsequent fiscal years.
BACKGROUND:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program objectives are to provide critically needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment to increase responders' physical protection against hazards during incident response, provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquire emergency response vehicles, design and implement health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. The grant application deadline was December 20, 2024, which required the ...
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