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Committee approves federal grants for firefighter gear and regional training
Summary
The Public Safety and Public Works Committee moved forward two resolutions accepting federal grants for firefighter personal protective equipment and for regional fire training; city will cover small local matches and gear will come from sole distributor McQueen.
The Benton Harbor Public Safety and Public Works Committee on Wednesday moved forward two resolutions accepting federal grant awards to buy firefighter personal protective equipment and to fund regional fire training.
The first resolution authorizes acceptance of a federal grant of $109,714.28 to purchase firefighter personal protective equipment. The Public Safety Department told the committee the city budgeted $140,000 for the purchase and the grant requires a 5% local match of $19,965.72, which the department said will reduce the city’s out‑of‑pocket cost. "The Public Safety…
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