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ANNOUNCEMENT
2008 Assistance to Firefighter Grants
Vicki Murphy, a fire grant consultant for FEMA and USFA,
said that the details of the Fire Act Grant program are
scheduled to be published in the Federal Register in mid-
or late March, although some of the forms that need to be
completed for the grant program are available now.
Murphy also confirmed reports that FEMA and USFA won't be
able to accept Web-based applications for the grants. She
said that a decision had been made not to offer the capability
of filing grant applications over the Internet. Murphy added
that the grant administration office would post the application
form on the program's Web site for download.
In addition, Murphy confirmed another report that aerial
apparatus will not be eligible for fire grant funds because
of the expense involved. She said that FEMA and the USFA
want to help more fire departments with the limited resources
available, so the agencies opted not to allow fire departments
to apply for funding for aerial apparatus.
Murphy also refuted reports that EMS equipment and apparatus
would not be eligible for the grant program. “If EMS
is part of a fire department's mission,” she said,
“then EMS equipment and apparatus would be eligible”
under the “firefighting vehicles and firefighting
equipment categories.”
