Homeland security grants fire department funds for clean breathing machine
Grant allowed for the replacement of the unit in the amount of $59,000
–In late 2015, Paso Robles emergency services submitted an Assistance to Firefighters Grant application seeking funds for the replacement of the high pressure compressor breathing air purification system. The cylinder recharging station is used for refilling high pressure cylinders used on the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The self-contained breathing apparatus (high pressure cylinders) allows firefighters to conduct operations within hazard areas by providing fresh air to the firefighters while they conduct fire attack and search and rescue.
The intent was to replace the 22-year-old unit which was originally designed to refill much lower pressures bottles than those in use today.
Assistance to firefighters grants are awarded each year to selected fire departments, state fire training academies and emergency medical service organizations across the country.
In mid-June 2016, Paso Robles emergency services received a grant notification award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grant allowed for the replacement of the unit in the amount of $59,000. This represented significant cost avoidance for the general fund of an expensive and previously financially unplanned item.
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What a bunch of slaves we are to the Money Hungry Machine we call the Federal Government. The Feds tax us until we can no longer support a family on a single worker's wages and then "Grant" us some of our own money back if we beg just right and play by their rules in all the games they want us to play.
A "Grant" is not a gift from the almight god called obama. It is a return of money seized from us in the first place. Lower the Federal Tax Rate so that we can afford to buy our own equipment without having to get down on our knees!