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Sebring fire chief: new hoods reduced injury; state grant will buy second set
Summary
The Sebring Fire Department told the City Council that recently purchased OMEX hoods limited a firefighters injury during a recent fire and that the department has received a state cancer decontamination grant to buy a second set of protective gear.
The Sebring Fire Department told the City Council that new protective hoods purchased earlier in fiscal year 2023-24 reduced the severity of a firefighters injury at a recent fire, and the department has applied for and received a state grant to provide a second set of the gear.
"I just I wanna say thank you to all of you guys for always giving us the equipment that we need to help keep us safe," said the citys Fire Chief (name not specified), addressing the council. The chief said the department began using a new style of OMEX hoods at the start of fiscal year 2023-24 and that the newer, substantially more expensive hoods helped limit what the chief described as a minor injury to a firefighter named Mike.
When Mayor John Chiu asked about the grant, the Fire Chief said, "We applied for a, and received a cancer decontamination grant from the state of Florida. It's gonna buy us a second set of those goods from all the guys to keep with their second set of over here. So, we don't have them yet, but they're coming." The chief also thanked council members for supplying the equipment.
The transcript records no formal council action on the purchase or the grant during the meeting; the chief said the grant award has been received and will fund additional gear. The council did not debate or vote on budget appropriations for the grant in the recorded segment.
Council members and the mayor praised the department's readiness; no further logistics or timeline for gear delivery were provided in the transcript.
