Commission considers HERO workforce pipeline and regular DHS grant applications
Under new business, commissioners reviewed a 'Hero' workforce pipeline concept to place trained military personnel into emergency services roles and noted two annual Department of Homeland Security grant applications for equipment (SWAT/medical gear).
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The meeting's new‑business agenda included a workforce pipeline proposal (referred to as "Hero" or "Hero to Hero") pushed by EMS, which would channel military training into local emergency services jobs. The chair described it as a program to accept military credentials and transition personnel straight into the local workforce pipeline if the site opts in.
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