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Gardner fire chief announces FEMA AFG award for radios, ambulance purchase and repairs
Summary
Fire chief reported an Assistance to Firefighters Grant approval for portable radios, near-full staffing after academy graduations, a $25,000 approved purchase of a used ambulance from Westminster and ongoing apparatus garage roof and vehicle repair challenges.
The Gardner fire chief told the City Council on Oct. 17 that the department’s FY2024 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant application for portable radios was approved and that the award will fund replacement of 15-year-old radios. "The amount of the award is $363,000.941 and 96¢," the chief said, and added that FEMA requires a 10% local match.
The chief said the department will need to seek the local match through the council and that federal timing…
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