Title
Request to Apply for and Accept Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-49477)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to retroactively apply for, and accept, if awarded, up to $930,085.32 from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to fund Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training equipment. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. If not approved, the grant application would be rescinded.
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Summary
The AFG Program, administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is intended to help the nation's fire service by providing vital funds to local fire departments across the country. The primary goal of the program is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations, and State Fire Training Academies. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources necessary to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
Advanced EMS Patient Simulation Lab Project
The Advanced EMS Patient Simulation Lab Project will update the Fire Department’s regional EMS training program with high fidelity manikins to be used for Paramedic and EMT training. The objective of this program is to provide realistic training to firefighters and paramedics that will increase competency and improve patient outcomes. The manikins will be housed in the EMS training building and will be used to create a state-of-the-art simulation lab. The total cost for this project is $930,085.32 with a City match of approximately $121,315.48.
Since 2008, the Fire Department has received more than $5 million in AFG funding. These grants were used to purchase portable radios, thermal imaging cameras, incident safety officer system training, automatic chest compression devices, peer support team training and physical therapy equipment upgrades, peer fitness instructor training and fire ground survival training and equipment.
Procurement Information
The Fire Department will administer the grant in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Contract Term
The grant period of performance is 24 months and projected to begin on or around Sept. 1, 2023.
Financial Impact
The grant is anticipated to have a 15 percent required cost match. Funds are available in the Fire Department's operating budget.
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Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.