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Bonner County accepts EMPG grant; emergency management to carry three AEDs for field response
Summary
Bonner County Emergency Management reported a $29,881.32 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) with a matching county contribution of the same amount; commissioners approved the award and a resolution authorizing the director to manage grant reports. Emergency Management also explained purchase of three AEDs carried in response vehicles.
Bonner County Emergency Management informed the Board that the county received a 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Idaho Office of Emergency Management, award number 24empg017, for $29,881.32 with a required county match of $29,881.32, for a total program amount of $59,762.64. County staff said the award is recurring and was approved administratively by auditing, risk and legal.
Emergency Management staff also described a separate reimbursement-eligible purchase of three automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) for Bonner County Emergency Management staff to carry in vehicles. Staff said the AED purchase (about $5,400 for three units) will be fully reimbursed through grant or grant-related funds and therefore not a net cost to county taxpayers.
Commissioners asked whether the county match was already budgeted; Emergency Management staff said they believed matching funds were in the recurring budget but would confirm with auditors. After a public comment period — in which residents shared experiences about AEDs and suggested additional locations — the board moved and approved acceptance of the EMPG award and then approved Resolution No. 2025-03 authorizing the emergency management director to manage, sign and submit grant reports for the award.
Public commenters asked whether the AEDs would be deployed to community locations; Emergency Management said the three AEDs purchased for staff use are intended to be carried in vehicles and used at incidents or public events, and staff described existing grant work to place AEDs at some community centers.
