Title
Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-47407)
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, and accept, if awarded, up to $70,048.80 from the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program, to fund Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Fire Investigators. 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 would be turned down.
Report
Summary
The FP&S 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 fund projects that are designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate the incidents of death and injuries caused by fire and fire-related deaths by assisting fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development.
The objective of the FFY 2020 FP&S Grant Program is for grantees to carry out fire prevention education and training, fire code enforcement, fire/arson investigation, firefighter safety and health programming, prevention efforts, and research and development.
This project will provide respiratory protection equipment for Fire Investigators by funding the purchase of specialized SCBA respirators and replacement air cylinders. The total cost for this project is $70,048.80 with a city match of up to five percent.
Since 2008, the Fire Department has received more than $200,000 from the FP&S Grant Program. In previous years, these awards have been used to fund Fire Investigator Respirators, High Rise Floor Warden Training, Tablets and Printers for Fire Inspectors and Smoke Detectors for community outreach.
Procurement Information
The Fire Department will administer the grant in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Contract Term
The two-year grant Period of Performance is projected to begin on or around July 1, 2021.
Financial Impact
The grant is anticipated to have a up to five percent required cost match; funds are available in the Fire Department's operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton and the Fire Department.