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AFG SUPPORT FOR HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS
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 As you are aware, FEMA is working closely with its state and local partners insupporting disaster response and recovery operations throughout the areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. More than 5,000 FEMA employees have been deployed, including many members of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) staff, both regional staff members and headquarters (HQ) staff members in Washington, DC.
However, the AFG Program continues to maintain operations. If you have current awards, your grant functions (payments, amendments, etc.) will be processed as quickly as possible. In addition, we anticipate resuming FY 2012 AFG and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant award announcements within the next 2 weeks.
If you are unable to reach specific AFG regional or HQ staff members during this period, please contact the AFG Help Desk for assistance. The Help Desk can be reached toll free at 1-866-274-0960 or by e-mail at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.
To follow FEMA's Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts, please visit the FEMA website at FEMA.gov | Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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APPLICATION PERIOD TO OPEN FOR FY 2012 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANTS: DECEMBER 17, 2012, TO JANUARY 18, 2013
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Starting Monday, December 17, 2012, online applications will be accepted for FY 2012 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants. The deadline for all FP&S grant applications will be Friday, January 18, 2013, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
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Tell Congress to Reauthorize AFG/SAFER and USFA!
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 In the next few days the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on whether or not to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs as well as the United States Fire Administration (USFA). This morning, Senators Lieberman (I-CT), Collins (R-ME), Carper (D-DE) and Brown (R-MA) filed an amendment to include language reauthorizing AFG/SAFER and USFA in S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act.
Contact your senators TODAY and tell them to affirm their support for AFG/SAFER and USFA by voting for the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown amendment!
TAKE ACTION!
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The Dangers of Using an Unprotected and Outdated Power Grid System
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With an aging power grid providing energy for the U.S., what should be done to protect it from attack? The outcomes from such an attack far outweigh the costs to protect the grid.
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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities:
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Name: Chris Good
Rank: Captain
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 10+
Date of Incident: 11/21/2012
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 11/22/2012
Fire Department: Good Will Fire Company
Address: 552 E. Union Street, West Chester, PA 19382
Fire Department Chief: Dale McClure
Incident Description: Captain Good died of possible cardiac arrest within 24 hours of working an active house fire in West Goshen Township.
Incident Location: Pending
Funeral Arrangements: Relatives and Friends are invited to his visitation 4-8 pm Monday November 26, 2012 at the DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. 410 N. Church St. West Chester, 610-696-1181 http://www.DellaFH.com Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Tuesday November 27, 2012 at the Good Will Fire Company 552 East Union Street West Chester. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers anyone wishing to make a tax deductible donation to the family can do so via the Chester County Hero Fund, C/O Chris Good, 820 Heatherstone Drive, Berwyn Pa 19312. Information for the fund can be found at http://www.chestercountyherofund.com
Tribute is being paid to Captain Chris Good at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Name: David M. Mowbray
Rank: Captain
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 02/05/2012
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 11/24/2012
Fire Department: North Kingstown Fire Department
Address: 8150 Post RD, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Fire Department Chief: Fenwick Gardiner
Incident Description: Captain Mowbray passed away at home after being taken to the hospital and treated for a broken back injury suffered while he was at the scene of an emergency medical call earlier in the year.
Funeral Arrangements: Visiting hours will be 11/26/2012 from 1600-2000hrs at the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home (2435 Warwick Ave. in Warwick). The funeral service is scheduled for 11/27/2012 at 1100hrs, Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home.
Tribute is being paid to Captain David M. Mowbray at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 74 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
Source: FEMA
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