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Committee accepts donations, HazMat grant and ambulance-rate action; approves bomb-robot grant
Summary
Committee authorized acceptance of donated tools for the fire department, accepted a HazMat election-support grant, approved private ambulance service agreements and accepted a $25,000 Homeland Security grant to replace an aging bomb robot.
The Public Safety and Health Committee on Jan. 9 approved multiple measures affecting firefighting, HazMat response and emergency medical transport, including acceptance of donated equipment, grant funding to support HazMat operations during the 2024 election cycle, approval of private ambulance agreement rate changes for 2025, and acceptance of a bomb-robot grant for the Milwaukee Police Department bomb squad.
Chief Aaron Lipsky of the Milwaukee Fire Department asked the committee to accept a donation of Milwaukee Tool work lights, chargers and batteries, saying the items are used in heavy-rescue and firefighting operations and that the department is ‘‘dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s’’ to accept the gift.…
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