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At a glance: Fire Commission backs three items including federal grants for monitors, rescue tools and a rescue boat
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended Board of Supervisors authorization to accept a $2.73 million FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for cardiac monitors and extrication tools and a Port Security Grant for a rescue boat (federal share ~75%); commissioners also reviewed a proposed grant‑writer job classification.
At its Oct. 24 meeting the San Francisco Fire Commission voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Supervisors authorize several FEMA grants and discussed a departmental grant‑writer position.
AFG equipment grant: Mark Corso, director of Finance and Planning, said the department was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (FY2017) for approximately $2,733,591 to purchase 50 cardiac monitors/defibrillators and 22 sets of extrication tools. Corso said the total project cost exceeds $3,000,000 because the city must provide a matching share (the grant requires roughly a 10% local…
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