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Redmond Fire seeks council clearance to accept FEMA equipment, $400,000 WSDOT grant and Microsoft donation
Summary
Redmond Fire requested committee approval to accept structural-collapse equipment transferred under a FEMA subrecipient agreement, a $400,000 Washington State Department of Transportation grant to reimburse the cost of an electric fire engine, and a Microsoft donation; the committee agreed to place the items on the April 1 consent agenda.
Redmond — Redmond Fire on March 18 asked the Public Safety and Human Services Committee to approve three consent items: a FEMA subrecipient agreement with Seattle Fire to accept structural-collapse equipment, acceptance of a $400,000 Washington State Department of Transportation grant to reimburse the cost of an electric fire engine, and a donation from Microsoft toward the same vehicle. Committee members signaled no objections to placing the items on the April 1 consent agenda.
Fire Chief Adrian Shepherd introduced the package and Battalion Chief Caleb Freeman described the FEMA subrecipient agreement. Freeman said the equipment (structural collapse gear) was purchased under the 2022…
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