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Budget Committee forwards retroactive FEMA grant to replace firefighters' breathing apparatus
Summary
The committee voted 3-0 to forward a resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant (about $2.6M) to replace self-contained breathing apparatus; the award is reimbursement-based with an estimated local match of about $275,000.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on Dec. 10 voted to forward to the full Board a resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept a federal FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant to replace its frontline self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
Mark Horso, deputy director of finance and planning for the San Francisco Fire Department, told the committee the FY2023 grant award of roughly $2.6 million will fund a complete replacement of breathing packs and bottles used in firefighting and includes new safety upgrades developed since the last full replacement about 10 years ago. Horso said the grant is reimbursement-based and that the department has not spent any of the award; the grant requires a local match of about $275,000 covered in existing equipment and safety funds.
Chair Supervisor Connie Chan and other committee members pressed staff on the retroactive performance period (Sept. 26, 2024'026) and confirmed no purchases have been made pending board approval. With no public comment, the committee moved the item to the full Board with a positive recommendation by a 3-0 roll-call vote (Vice Chair Matt Dorsey, Supervisor Cheyenne Chin and Chair Chan voting aye).
The full Board will consider the measure at its Dec. 16 meeting.
