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Fire chief outlines integration, SAFER grant pursuit, protective gear and health‑screening requests
Summary
Hamilton Township’s fire chief reported that fire districts are being integrated under township government, said the department will apply for FEMA SAFER funding to cover payroll for new firefighters, and discussed protective gear, uniform increases and health‑screening proposals for firefighters.
The Hamilton Township fire chief told the budget workshop on April 8 that the township is still “in that integration phase” for bringing multiple fire districts into municipal government and that the process includes aligning IT, training and procurement practices across former districts.
On grants, the chief said staff were preparing an application for a FEMA SAFER grant that would fund firefighter payroll for three years if awarded. “If that's a FEMA SAFER grant, it’d be for three years… it pays for everything, payroll related,” the chief said, describing…
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