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FY 2012 AFG and SAFER grant applications are being processed and will undergo peer review panel evaluations in the near future.

 

1. Award announcements will begin in late September and continue on a rolling basis until all FY 2012 AFG and SAFER grant funds have been awarded. The list of new awardees will be posted each week on the Awards page for each grant program on the AFG website.

 

2. All applicants will be notified of the decision made on their application regardless of whether they will receive an award.

 

3. To receive an award, you must be registered and have up-to-date information in the online System for Award Management or SAM (SAM.gov), which has replaced the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). As with the CCR, SAM registration is FREE of charge and required of all Federal awardees. Follow the FAQs and User Guides on the SAM.gov website for specific instructions.

* If you registered previously in the CCR, you don't have to do anything with SAM until it is time for your annual data update, unless there has been a change in your organization's financial or payment information. Your previously entered CCR data was migrated to the new SAM system, which will notify you via e-mail when it is time for your annual data update and verification. At that time you will need to create a new SAM account to check and verify your existing data; follow the SAM FAQs and User Guides for specific instructions.

* NEW AWARDEES. SAM registration is required to receive any Federal grant award. If your organization applied for a grant but has not yet registered in SAM, please go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and follow the FAQs and User Guides to complete the registration process. AFG and SAFER awardees that have not completed the SAM registration process will not be able to draw grant funds.

* If you have questions about SAM registration, contact Jane Early (Jane.Early@fema.dhs.gov) or Chanee Williams (Chanee.Williams@fema.dhs.gov).

 

 

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Name: Anne Veseth
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Status: Wildland Part-Time

Years of Service: 2
Date of Incident: 08/12/2012
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 08/12/2012

Fire Department: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Address: 104 Airport Road, Grangeville, ID 83530
Fire Department Chief: Forest Supervisor Rick Brazell

Incident Description: Firefighter Veseth was struck by a tree while working fire operations on the Steep Corner Fire above Orofino, Idaho.

Incident Location: Vicinity of Orofino, Idaho.

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Anne Veseth at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

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Name: Timothy J. Lamere
Rank: Assistant Chief
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 6
Date of Incident: 08/20/2012
Time of Incident: 2130hrs
Date of Death: 08/21/2012

Fire Department: Constable Volunteer Firemen, Inc.
Address: 1136 ST RT 122, Constable, NY 12926
Fire Department Chief: Jason Trombley

Incident Description: Assistant Chief Lamere collapsed at home following department training. Firefighters from Constable Fire Department and EMTs from Northern Ambulance transported Assistant Chief Lamere to Alice Hyde Medical Center where he later died from a cause still to be determined.

Incident Location: Constable, NY

Funeral Arrangements: Services will be held Friday, August 24th @ 2 - 4pm & 7 - 9pm at the Constable Fire Station. The funeral will be held on Saturday, August 25th. @ 10am at the Constable Fire Station. Any department wishing to send apparatus for the procession should contact county dispatch.

Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief Timothy J. Lamere at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

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Name: Roulos Davis
Rank: Captain
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Status: Career

Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 08/20/2012
Time of Incident: 0729hrs
Date of Death: 08/20/2012

Fire Department: Chattanooga Fire Department
Address: 910 Wisdom ST, Chattanooga, TN 37406-1750
Fire Department Chief: Randy Parker

Incident Description: Captain Davis fell ill shortly after reporting to work at Station 14 in St. Elmo. Despite efforts by his fellow firefighters to revive him with CPR, Captain Davis died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The nature and cause of the fatal illness has yet to be determined.

Incident Location: 1009 West 39th ST, Chattanooga, TN 37410

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Captain Roulos Davis at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/

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Name: Mike Burgin
Rank: Captain
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer

Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: 08/10/2012
Time of Incident: 1415hrs
Date of Death: 08/10/2012


Fire Department: Sugarcreek Fire Department
Address: 410 S Broadway, Sugarcreek, OH 44681
Fire Department Chief: James Harrison

Incident Description: Captain Burgin died during an advanced diving instruction class at White Star Quarry. Burgin was into his second dive of the day when he surfaced from about 40 feet of water and indicated he was having some distress. He then lost consciousness and went under water. The diving instructor recovered him from a depth of approximately 60 feet. Captain Burgin was pronounced dead at the scene by a Life Flight medical provider and was transported to the Lucas County coroner's office for an autopsy.

Incident Location: White Star Quarry, OH (USNG: 17T LF 062 826)

Funeral Arrangements: Pending

Tribute is being paid to Captain Mike Burgin at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/ 

To date, 55 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm