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FILE ID:
-boo91p
Date: 1/20/2012 Requesting Department: Fire -Rescue
Commission Meeting Date: 3/8/2012 District Impacted: All
Type: X Resolution n Ordinance E Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
C, Other
Subject: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program- FY 2011
Purpose of Item:
Law Department
Matter ID No.
Resolution accepting a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"), U. S.
Department of Homeland Security ("USDHS"), Grants Program Directorate ("GPD"), in the amount
of $274,888.00 with required matching funds from the City of Miami in the amount of $68,722.00 for
a total amount of $343,610.00; allocating the City's required matching funds from Capital
Improvement Project B-70418 "FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Program FY 2011".
Background Information:
(SEE ATTACHED)
Budget Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
YES Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No:
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No: B - 70418 A w a -ot * �u zip Q.o why tib wt-co,,,_
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NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
CIP
$343,610.00 ($274,888.00 grant + $68,722.00 match)
Final Approvals
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The Department of Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"), U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Grants Management Branch, has awarded the "Assistance to Firefighters
Grant Award for Fiscal Year 2011" to the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue. The grant
is going to assist the Department of Fire -Rescue in purchasing Personal Protective Equipment
such as Hazmat Level A Suits (Chemical and Biological Suits) and Exhaust Extraction System
for Fire Stations No. 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9, that will provide the protection from carcinogenic exhaust
for its firefighters and the public that sometime use the facilities for civic events or seek shelter
during hurricanes.
Annually, the Department of Fire -Rescue answers over 90,000 calls from 14 stations. These
calls, within the densely populated urban environment of the City of Miami, constitute an
invaluable service provision to the almost million individuals who live, work, or visit the City of
Miami on a daily basis. The daily firefighting challenges of structural fires, car fires, building
fires, chemical and hazmat fires, and arsons are complicated by a multiplicity of factors, while its
geographic location presents a dynamic emergency that the Department of Fire -Rescue must be
prepared to adjust to. Additionally, the Department of Fire -Rescue must respond to fallout from
political turmoil from other countries, terrorist attacks and wildfires.
Consequently, to protect the firefighters and the public we serve, each firefighter must have the
requisite protective equipment to safely and effectively manage fire -related emergencies. During
other emergencies, particularly weather -related emergencies, city residents and workers utilize
fire stations as refuges for public safety.
Moreover, with the support of said grant, the firefighters will be able to respond and to assist the
community during emergencies, ultimately protecting the health and safety of Fire -Rescue
personnel and the citizens.