Agenda Item Wording:
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Fire Department grant application confirmation - Confirm authorization for staff to apply for the fiscal year 2026 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) for the replacement purchase of standardized rescue personal protective equipment and life-safety rescue rope, in the amount of $18,225; authorize staff to accept the grant and appropriate funds if awarded.
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Prepared by: Fire Chief Dan Griswold, 713-4220 dan.griswold@visalia.gov; Battalion Chief Karl Krauss, 713-4544 karl.krauss@visalia.gov; Crissy Balderama, Senior Administrative Analyst 713-4513 crissy.balderama@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council confirm authorization for personnel to apply for the 2026 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) for the purchase of standardized rescue personal protective equipment and life-safety rescue rope in the amount of $18,225. Staff also recommends Council authorize staff to accept the grant and appropriate funds if awarded.
Summary: Fire Administration recommends applying for the SHSGP to replace current rescue equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) that is currently past the recommended service life or that is expected to meet the service life by the time of the grant award. New PPE recommended is long sleeve shirts recommended by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) for technical rescue operations.
Background Discussion:
As part of the department's all-hazard responsibility, the Visalia Fire Department has trained personnel and the necessary equipment to respond to the technical rescue needs of the community and surrounding area. Technical rescue potential in Visalia includes, but is not limited to, entrapments and entanglements at industrial, construction, and agricultural sites and operations. Other rescue potential includes trench and confined space rescue, machinery extrication, and entrapments and entanglements at the large structures of the industrial park dur...
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