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COLUMBUS,
Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) has been awarded a training grant that will provide a no-cost training opportunity for local, state, and regional firefighters. The grant also includes funding for additional training for CFD members. In 2020, the department received a $71,000 grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from FEMA.
The funds are being used to provide a command and tactics training workshop for up to 250 firefighters and a three-day train-the-trainer workshop for 15 members of CFD. The two-day workshop,
Mastering Fireground Command – Calm the Chaos!, will be presented by the Battalion Chief of the Sacramento Metro Fire District.
Thomasville to buy fire gear with FEMA grant Thomasville FD Dagger units replace obsolete units (Source: TFR) By Dave Miller | May 12, 2021 at 1:55 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 1:55 PM
THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - Thomasville Fire Rescue was recently awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of $248,000, which will fund 42 new Dragger Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), equipment that enables them to safely enter environments dangerous to life or health.
The FEMA grant aims to provide direct financial assistance to fire departments to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies, and support community resilience.
“The purchase of the new SCBA’s will provide our firefighters with new safety features that were not included in our old equipment,” said TFR Fire Chief Tim Connell. “These new air packs will provide much-needed communication features for our firefighters and command staff while they are responding to calls, providing the firefighte
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FRANKLIN Amidst a cacophony of shrill, ear-splitting warning alarms, a voice crackles across the radio waves connecting members of the Franklin Fire Department with each other like an invisible safety net. I need help! I got separated from my team! I need help! the voice urges. My air is low! Hurry, hurry, I need help!
Standing outside the scene, Battalion Chief Chuck Allen receives the Mayday and takes immediate action, launching a four-person Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) to respond.
Within two minutes, members of the team are crawling through the active scene in full gear, doling out a safety line like breadcrumbs in Hansel and Gretel s forest blindly making their way toward their fallen brother.