REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept the 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $40,168 to provide the California State Fire Marshal Fire Control 4 Course to Department Personnel and Approve the Related Budget Amendment [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
The Fire Department has received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in the amount of $40,168 to supplement the cost of important fire control instructor training for department personnel. This grant requires the City to provide a ten percent funding match of $4,017 that is recommended to be funded by the General Fund.
DISCUSSION
Fire Control 4 provides the knowledge and skills that prepare a firefighter to extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas fire, and develop an incident action plan for a pipeline emergency. This grant will be used to train twelve personnel to be California State Fire Marshal certified instructors for Fire Control 4. By completing this course, the department's existing in-house Fire Control Instructors will be able to become certified to teach this course to all suppression personnel as well as all future recruit firefighters. This represents an opportunity to provide an important State Fire Training course to all personnel at minimal cost to the city.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
A budget amendment is recommended to recognize the AFG for FY 2019/20 grant revenue and appropriate the grant funds in the amount of $40,168 and budget the required ten percent City match of $4,017 from the General Fund Budget...
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