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Public Safety Committee approves FEMA port-security grant application for maritime and water-rescue gear
Summary
Committee approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the director of public safety to apply for a FEMA Port Security Grant of $205,790 for maritime equipment and training, with a required local match of $60,596, and authorized purchase contracts for fire-division equipment.
The Cleveland Public Safety Committee voted without objection to approve Ordinance 359-2026 authorizing the mayor and the director of public safety to apply for and accept a Fiscal Year 2025 FEMA Port Security Grant for maritime equipment and training for the Division of Fire.
Department testimony said the grant award would be $205,790 and that the city must provide a cash match of $60,596. Authorized expenses included education ($24,000), supplies and equipment, and training for water rescue and rope-rescue capabilities for technical-rescue companies and outlying shoreline companies. The director noted the grant period would run through Sept. 30, 2028, and that the city has successfully competed for similar awards in the past.
"This is a competitive grant we have received in the past for other projects," the director said; Fire Chief Wayne Nada described the requested equipment, including surface, dive and ice-rescue suits, underwater intercoms, rapid-deployment inflatable boats, and rope-rescue gear. Committee members asked clarifying questions about life-cycle replacement and the local match. The ordinance was approved as read and signed up by the committee.
