Item D14
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 21, 2006
Bulk Item: Yes -----K- No
Division:
Emergencv Services
Department: Fire Rescue
Staff Contact Person: Darice Hayes
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to submit grant application to the Department of Homeland
Security for a SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant. Use of funds are to
add up to 18 additional firefighter EMT and/or firefighter paramedic positions.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The purpose of the SAFER grants is to award grants directly to volunteer,
combination, and career fire departments to help the departments increase their cadre of firefighters. Ultimately,
the goal is for SAFER grantees to enhance their ability to attain 24-hour staffing and thus assuring their
communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The SAFER grants have two activities
that will help grantees attain this goal: 1) hiring of firefighters and 2) recruitment and retention of volunteer
firefighters.
The Hiring of Firefighters Activity involves a five-year grant to assist fire departments pay a portion of the
salaries of newly hired firefighters. These newly hired positions must be in addition to authorized and funded
active firefighter positions. Grantees must do everything in their power to maintain the number of authorized
and funded positions as declared at the time of application PLUS the awarded new firefighter positions
throughout the period of performance (five years). Grantees that fail to maintain this level of staffing risk losing
all or a portion of their grant. Volunteer, combination, and non-profit career fire departments are all eligible to
apply for assistance in hiring new firefighters. These grants require the awardee to match an increasing
proportion of the salary over a four-year period as follows: first year at 10%; second year at 20%; third year at
50%, and fourth year at 70%. In the fifth year of the grant, the awardee must absorb the entire cost of any
positions awarded as a result of the grant.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMffiNTCHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval.
TOTAL COST: See attached Exhibit A
BUDGETED: Yes
No X
COST TO COUNTY: See attached Exhibit A SOURCE OF FUNDS: Ad valorem taxes
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No ...lL
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY:
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
Not Required
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