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Danbury applying for FEMA grant for FD equipment

The Danbury Fire Department is applying once again for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant.  The Department is looking for $800,000, with FEMA paying 90-percent.  The City would pay 10-percent of the cost of personal protective equipment. 

Fire officials applied for this grant two years ago.  Fire Chief TJ Wiedl says they were denied because some of the SCBA, self-contained breathing apparatus, were not old enough to meet the requirements of the grant.  The City has purchased a large number of this type of gear, and those purchases go in cycles due to the size of the Department.  Depending on the years they were purchased, the equipment is required to be updated by NFPA every few years. 

Last year, Wiedl says the City was competitively involved in the grant process, right up to the last round.  Danbury did not receive a negative on the application until FEMA basically ran out of money in the grant fund.  He believes the City has a much better opportunity this year.

Finance Director David St Hilaire says it's not an urgent item at this time, but the City will have to start setting aside money soon. 

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