Fire Department to send 22 firefighters to paramedic bridge program using FEMA AFG funds
Warwick Fire Department will use $102,740 of an existing $1,000,000 FEMA AFG grant to send 22 firefighters through an Educational Resources Group paramedic bridge program; overtime and backfill to be covered by the grant and no direct city payroll costs expected.
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The Fire Department asked the finance committee to approve an Educational Resources Group award for a paramedic 'bridge' program for 22 firefighters at a total cost of $102,740, to be paid from an earlier awarded $1,000,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG).
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