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Fire chief: state grants will buy replacement PASS devices and med‑vaults; department seeks $5,000 for temporary data‑conversion help
Summary
The finance committee recommended forwarding three fire department items to the full council: a $6,137 grant to buy 27 PASS devices, a $14,975 EMS grant to replace med vault equipment in two ambulances, and a $5,000 temporary‑help transfer to assist the department's First Due records conversion.
Chief Griffin told the Bethlehem Finance Committee the fire department received two small state grants and is seeking a $5,000 budget transfer to support a temporary, part‑time position to finish a records management conversion.
The department was awarded a 2025 Office of the State Fire Commissioner grant of $6,137 to acquire 27 Grace Industries PASS devices, which are personal alert safety system alarms worn by firefighters to signal when they are down or trapped. "Those PASS devices are pass alarms that are worn by the firefighters in the event that they…
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