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Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in the amount of $425,475 from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to train 12 firefighters as paramedics, provide cardiac and cancer screenings for firefighters, and purchase a roof training prop.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Department would like to apply for the 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to train 12 firefighters as paramedics, provide cardiac and cancer screenings for firefighters, and purchase a roof training prop; and
WHEREAS, the grant amount would be $425,475, of which the federal government would provide $382,927.50 to support this grant; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a 10% match of $42,547.50 which would be paid from the fire department's budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the Fire Department to apply for the 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant.