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11-17-2003, 03:11 AM
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Several Mississippi firefighting units
have been awarded assistance grants to help increase proficiency.
The Moss Point Fire Department received $168,194; the Fort Bayou
Volunteer Fire Department in Ocean Springs received $102,060 and
the Ward Volunteer Fire Department in Lucedale received $58,049.
The funds were issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.
The departments can use the money to increase the effectiveness
of firefighting operations, fund firefighter health and safety
programs, acquire new fire apparatus, enhance Emergency Medical
Services programs and conduct fire prevention and safety programs.
"We are going to replace our entire radio system in the trucks
and the station. We are going to a Motorola 800 Trunk System where
we can talk to the county, the police department and everybody
else," Moss Point Fire Capt. Chuck Barnard said.
The system is expected to cost about $70,000.
Barnard said plans are in place to purchase technology that will
help keep track of the location of personnel at the scene of a
fire. He said that purchase, which would include computers and
other equipment, will also cost around $70,000.
Fort Bayou's chief Mike Brune said they plan to purchase
protective equipment, breathing apparatus and turnout gear for his
32 firefighters when the money is available.
"They will all be equipped 100 percent," he said. "I don't
think we've ever gotten a grant like this."
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
have been awarded assistance grants to help increase proficiency.
The Moss Point Fire Department received $168,194; the Fort Bayou
Volunteer Fire Department in Ocean Springs received $102,060 and
the Ward Volunteer Fire Department in Lucedale received $58,049.
The funds were issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.
The departments can use the money to increase the effectiveness
of firefighting operations, fund firefighter health and safety
programs, acquire new fire apparatus, enhance Emergency Medical
Services programs and conduct fire prevention and safety programs.
"We are going to replace our entire radio system in the trucks
and the station. We are going to a Motorola 800 Trunk System where
we can talk to the county, the police department and everybody
else," Moss Point Fire Capt. Chuck Barnard said.
The system is expected to cost about $70,000.
Barnard said plans are in place to purchase technology that will
help keep track of the location of personnel at the scene of a
fire. He said that purchase, which would include computers and
other equipment, will also cost around $70,000.
Fort Bayou's chief Mike Brune said they plan to purchase
protective equipment, breathing apparatus and turnout gear for his
32 firefighters when the money is available.
"They will all be equipped 100 percent," he said. "I don't
think we've ever gotten a grant like this."
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)