Consideration and Approval of Grant Agreements:  Arizona Deparartment of Homeland Security Subgrantee Agreements for the FFY 2010 and FFY 2011 Homeland Security Grant Program. 

• Approve the Subgrantee Agreement(s) to AZDOHS for the Fire Department Special Operations Team Personal Protective Gear, and for the Police Department for Portable Radios and Gas Masks and Replacement Filters.
• The Fire Department, Speiaoal Operations Teamm Personal Protective Gear will strengthen the department's ability to safely and effectively response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive weapons (CBRNE) indients, in detection, response and decontamination.
• The Police Department, Potable Radios's will strengthen the department's communication capabilities and the Gas Masks and Replacement Filters will assit our first responders to effectively respond to acts of terrorism involving CBRNE materials or agents.

There is no significant financial impact to the Fire or Police Department in terms of expenditures, the equipment is 100% grant funded.

11. Effective governance

No

1) Approve the Grant Agreement(s)
2) Disapprove the Grant Agreements(s)

The Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) Special Operations Team consist of 24 members. Currently, only 10 of 24 of FFDs Special Operations Team (HazMat and Technical Rescue RRT) are outfitted with the NFPA compliant coveralls.  In order to provide PPE to the entire team, additional coveralls are needed to outfit the entire team for PPE and uniformity.  The FFDs RRT provides regional HazMat and Technical Rescue to Northern Arizona and is a resource available to the state and the nation as needed.

The Flagstaff Police Department is in need for additional portable radios for special events, such as Dew Downtown. If and when the EOC is activated additional radios would be need to help cover the additional personnel assigned to the EOC. If in the event our dispatch center had to evacuate, each dispatcher would need a portable. And, if we have an officer and his portable were to get damaged or simply stop working we need a backup.The new digital radio system recently implemented allows officers to communicate with all agencies within the area.  The addition of these radios will bolster and strengthen our interoperable communications capabilities.

In addition, the Police Department is in need of additional gas masks and replacement filters allowing officers to respond to incidents on involving CBRNE agenda and riot control situations.  The replacement filters are needed for expired cartridges installed on existing gas masks.

The FFD Special Operations Team Personal Protective Gear supports efforts to reach a higher level of capability to respond to chemical and toxic agent incidents by protecting first responders per NFPA 472.  The equipment will better protect responders who will be responding to possible CBRNE events and on drug lab and other more routine HazMat events.

The FPD Portable Radios will enhance interoperable communication capabilities which will result in improved officer safety, mission effectiveness and overall public safety.  The Gas Masks and Filters will enhance and strengthen our ability to provide immediate actions to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human needs in CBRNE incidents.

The Fire and Police Department equipment will ensure the safety of public safety personnel, enhance communications, save lives and protect property.

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