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County subcommittee recommends Title 3 Secure Rural Schools awards to fire districts, sheriff search-and-rescue
Summary
A Clallam County subcommittee recommended disbursing roughly $156,807 in Title 3 Secure Rural Schools funds across five local projects, prioritizing search-and-rescue gear, a fire rescue UTV and a pilot Firewise community program; commissioners will publish the required 45-day public notice and consider final allocations in September.
A county subcommittee recommended on July 21 that Clallam County allocate its available $156,807 in Title 3 Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funds to five projects focused on wildfire response, search-and-rescue and community wildfire prevention.
County staff said five project applications totaling roughly $263,729 were received and that a RAC (revenue advisory committee) subcommittee used scoring criteria adapted from a previous USDA wildfire-defense grant to prioritize awards. The subcommittee recommended full or partial funding for four smaller equipment and training requests and a partial award to a pilot Firewise community enrichment program.
Recommended awards presented to the board were: $10,000…
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