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FP&S Get Ready Guide
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The AFG Fire Prevention and Safety Grants application period will be opening soon! We have created a handy guide that will give you a kick-start in prepping for your grant application. It will also better prepare you to thoroughly answer the application questions.
The Guide will give you tips on the most heavily weighed areas of the application:
- Vulnerability
- Implementation
- Evaluation
The Guide also highlights newly added Capability Questions. The purpose of the questions is to start gathering data so the Program Office can measure the effectiveness of grant funding on these programs. These questions are not scored and will not have an impact on the outcome of an application. There are no capabilities questions for the national/state/regional programs & studies category.
The Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) are part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG), and are under the purview of the Grant Programs Directorate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FP&S Grants support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to target high-risk populations and reduce injury and prevent death. Funding for FP&S also includes the Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity.
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Questions regarding the FP&S Grants can be directed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) AFG Program staff at 1-866-274-0960 or e-mail firegrants@dhs.gov.
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Secretary Napolitano Announces Expansion of "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign
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Monday, Secretary Napolitano announced the expansion of the "If You See Something, Say Something" awareness campaign to hundreds of Walmart stores around the country, creating a new partnership with the nation's largest retailer to help the American public play an active role in ensuring the safety and security of the nation.
More than 230 Walmart stores nationwide launched the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign today, and a total of 588 Walmart stores in 27 states will be on board in the coming days. A short video message, available here will play at select checkout locations - those with video monitors - to remind shoppers to contact local law enforcement to report suspicious activity.
DHS has worked over the past five months with federal, state, local, and private sector partners to expand the campaign to communities nationwide including the recent state-wide expansions in Minnesota and New Jersey, new partnerships with organizations including the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), Amtrak, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the general aviation industry and six state and local fusion centers across the Southeastern United States.
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Source: DHS
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Using Social Media During a Disaster
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Experts discuss how the public used social media during the BP oil spill and the Northern California gas pipeline explosion.
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Source: Disaster Resource
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Color-Coded Threat Alert Dropped, What's Next?
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A well-known emergency management expert blogs on the DHS' plan to discontinue the color-coded terrorism alert system.
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Source: Disaster Resource
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| Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program Celebrates Successful Year | |
Since the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program began in 2003, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has been providing health, safety, and wellness resources and information to help keep first responders ready for the next call. The Program is excited to report that 2010 was another successful year: the health fair traveled to six states, the Program launched a new smoking cessation web site, the fourth annual National Firefighter Health Week reached more departments than ever before, and much more.
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Source: NVFC
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NVFC EMS/Rescue Section Officer Nominations Due by January 1
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The inaugural election of officers for the National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) EMS/Rescue (EMS/R) Section will take place in early 2011. Nominations for the offices of Section Chair, Section Vice-Chair, Section Secretary, and three Section director-at-large positions are due by January 1. The elected officers, along with one director appointed by the NVFC Chairman, will comprise the EMS/R Section Executive Committee. Interim officers have previously been appointed by the NVFC Chairman until the election is held.
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:
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Name: Jimmy Tuberville
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 20+
Date of Incident: 12/13/2010
Time of Incident: 1440hrs
Date of Death: 12/13/2010
Fire Department: Milledgeville Fire Department
Address: PO Box 18, 24 Park Street, Milledgeville, TN 38359
Fire Department Chief: Pending
Incident Description: Fire Chief Tuberville passed away from an apparent heart attack while working at the scene of grass fire adjacent to Highway 22A, approximately 100 meters north of the Milledgeville fire station.
Incident Location: 12035 SR 22A, Milledgeville, TN 38359
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In honor of Fire Chief Jimmy Tuberville, c/o Milledgeville Fire Department, PO Box 18, Milledgeville, TN 38359
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Jimmy Tuberville at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Name: Dillon C. Denton
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 30+
Date of Incident: 12/06/2010
Time of Incident: 2000hrs
Date of Death: 12/07/2010
Fire Department: Charlotte Road/ Van Wyck Fire Department
Address: 4455 Old Hickory RD, Lancaster, SC 29720
Fire Department Chief: Craig Roff
Incident Description: Lieutenant Denton was participating in a training activity when he informed other members that he wasn't feeling well. He was assisted by fellow firefighters and Lancaster County EMS then airlifted to the Carolina Medical Center where he passed away early in the morning of December 7th from a reported brain aneurysm.
Incident Location: Next door to the fire department in the parking lot of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Lieutenant Dillon C. Denton at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
Source: USFA
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