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Glen Arbor fire chief outlines grants, PPE award and equipment requests
Summary
Fire Chief Ferguson told trustees the department received a $5,000 DNR grant for PPE (50% match) and has multiple pending grant applications, including FEMA SCBA and state appropriations for apparatus. The department also applied to Firehouse Subs and was alerted to a DOI/NPS grant for a drop-in tanker.
At the Jan. 21 meeting Fire Chief Ferguson updated the Glen Arbor Township Board on several grant opportunities and equipment needs for the Glen Arbor Lake Fire Department (GLFD). He said the department received a $5,000 Department of Natural Resources grant for firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) including helmets, boots, shrouds and goggles; the award requires a 50% local match.
Chief Ferguson reported the department is waiting to hear about four additional grants: a Tribal 2% grant (decision expected soon), a pending FEMA grant for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs), and potential State Appropriations funding to support acquisition of a new ladder truck. The department also submitted repeated Firehouse Subs grant applications for rescue ropes and harnesses.
Rangers from the National Park Service shared a Department of the Interior grant link and said they would submit an application for a drop-in tanker unit on the department's behalf. The minutes record no vote on funding or commitments; the board noted the updates but did not adopt funding actions during the meeting.
The minutes do not specify the township's planned match funding source or a timeline for equipment purchases; those details were recorded as "not specified."
