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 Chief Teran
March 12th, 2008
I am pleased to announce that the Bainbridge Island Fire Department has been awarded funding as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The grant award was in the amount of $650,000. This purpose of this grant is to fund programs to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. Volunteers make up a substantial portion of our emergency response force on the Island. Finding and keeping volunteers is a challenge for many fire departments, particularly on Bainbridge Island. The grant will allow the Fire Department to fund a recruiter as well as offer incentives to volunteers such as health care. Eight fire departments in Washington state won the competitive SAFER grant. Bainbridge received the largest grant; the second largest was $316,000 for the Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 3 in Port Ludlow. Hank Teran, Fire Chief |
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Grant for Firefighter Safety |
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The Cost of Gearing Up to Save Lives 
Grant for Firefighter Safety Equipment Awarded The Bainbridge Island Fire Department is continually seeking opportunities to meet our budget needs by applying for grants and other programs that allow us to finance the current and future needs of the Department while improving firefighter safety.
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department is proud to announce that as part of the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program we were awarded a grant in the amount of $98,000 to purchase firefighter safety equipment.
As a result, the Department was able to purchase 38 sets of firefighter personal protective equipment which includes helmets, coats, pants and maintenance equipment. In 2005, the Department was awarded a grant in the amount of $342,805 to purchase 50 self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) which allow firefighters the ability to enter a hazardous environment safely.
The Department will continue to seek out additional funding opportunities to provide equipment whenever possible in order to meet the increasing budget needs of the Department.
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