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Ulster County committee approves FEMA fire-safety application and new grant-funded planning position

5807102 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

The committee approved a county application for a FEMA fire prevention grant worth $386,444 (county share $19,322), accepted a delayed DCJS grant for an assault-crisis program, and amended the budget to create a grant-funded emergency management planning specialist position.

Ulster CountyLaw Enforcement and Public Safety Committee members voted Aug. 6 to advance several grant-related items, including a county application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a fire prevention and safety grant and a budget amendment to establish a grant-funded emergency management planning position.

Director Erickson told the committee the FEMA application totals $386,444; the county would be responsible for $19,322, which Erickson described as the local share. "This is for a, fire prevention trailer that would be used…

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