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Simpson County and Franklin approve emergency funding to replace firefighter air packs
Summary
Fire Chief Leslie Goodrum told the joint meeting the department's self-contained breathing apparatus will be obsolete in May/June; the county and city approved motions to commit funds now (roughly $125,000) to buy about 10 units and associated equipment while longer-term grants are pending.
Fire Chief Leslie Goodrum told the Simpson County Fiscal Court and Franklin City Commission on March 10 that the department’s self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) will become obsolete in May or June after the supplier rescinded certification.
Goodrum said a prior FEMA grant application for 43 replacement units was not awarded; a subsequent BRADD-assisted grant request for 21–23 units is pending but would not begin…
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