File #: 17-4380   
Type: Payment Ordinance Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 10/4/2017 Final action: 10/4/2017
Title: Public Safety Crisis Solutions, LLC

Title

Public Safety Crisis Solutions, LLC

 

Description

For $19,500.00 in payment authority for International Association of Fire Firefighters Peer Support Training for 100 Phoenix Fire Department firefighters. Phoenix has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide this train-the-trainer course designed to help address stresses faced by Fire Department members during the course of their careers, such as multiple casualty events, violence, injury to children, and the inherent dangers of firefighting. Peer support programs with mental health oversight and continuing education have been demonstrated to be an effective method for providing support.