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Authorizing the Fire Department to apply for the 2019 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant in the amount of $3,300 from the State of Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for training for firefighters.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Department would like to apply for the 2019 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant to provide advanced confined space structural collapse rescue training for firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the total grant amount provided by the State of Minnesota would be $3,300 for the training; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires a 20% in-kind match of $825 which would be met with the salaries of the firefighters attending the training; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the Fire Department to apply for the 2019 Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant.