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04/27/202020-137
04/27/2020
20-137
Fire
Order
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Title, Order
Authorizing and accepting a grant from the Penobscot County Emergency Management Agency under the
State of Maine FY2019 Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $4,225.
The Homeland Security Grant Program is available to help improve preparedness and response
capabilities for departments within the State. The total grant would be $4,225 with no local match
required.
Yearly, the Fire Department responds to active threat situations that have the potential for violence.
In the past, departments were instructed to stage and wait for the threat to be neutralized before
entering the scene. However, after action reviews of previous active threat/shooter/terrorist
incidents have highlighted the need for rapid access to patients to perform life-saving interventions.
These funds will be used to purchase tactical vests that will enable our on duty crews to respond
safely knowing they have protection, allowing them to access victims faster to begin treatment and
transport, thus increasing the chance of survival and minimizing injury.
Finance Committee
04/21/2020
Recommend for passage
50
Consent
04/27/202020-137
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
04/27/2020
20-137
Okafor
Authorizing and accepting a grant from the Penobscot County Emergency Management Agency under the
State of Maine FY2019 Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $4,225.
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, staff is hereby authorized to apply and accept a
$4,225 grant from the Penobscot County Emergency Management Agency under the State of Maine FY2019
Homeland Security Grant Program for the use of purchasing tactical vests.
IN CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 27,2020
CO 20-137
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE OF CONSENT AGENDA
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: FOURNIER,HAWES,NICHOLS, OKAFOR, SCHAEFER, SPRAGUE, SUPICA,
TREMBLE,DAVITT
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
CI CLERK