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Fire chief flags $225,000 SCBA replacement and SAFER grant opportunity
Summary
Fire Chief Mike Steward told Ludlow council about recent mutual-aid structure fires, recruit training updates and a planned application to replace SCBA equipment at an estimated cost of $225,000, noting SAFER grant funds could help cover training costs.
Fire Chief Mike Steward told the Ludlow City Council at its Dec. 4 special meeting that the department recently assisted Park Hills with two structure fires and that recruit training — summarized in a report by Don McKay — is underway. Chief Steward said the department is pursuing a grant-funded approach to training through the FEMA SAFER program, which supports firefighter and EMS training classes.
Chief Steward also discussed a planned application to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to replace aging equipment; the replacement cost was cited as $225,000. He recounted a recent gas leak on Davies Street caused when a truck struck a meter and gas line near the sugar plant, an incident the department responded to.
