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On July 25th 2003 Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded a grant
through the
USFA
titled Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded $151,515 in the "Fire
Operations and Firefighter Safety" category. This grant will help purchase SCBAs, related equipment and SCBA face piece fit
testing equipment.
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On September 2nd, 2003 Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded a grant
through the
Indiana
Department of Natural Resources for $5,000.
This grant will help place equipment on the department's new tanker,
including a 2100 gallon dump tank.
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August of 2003, Bloomington Township Fire Department was
award $85,685 from part 1 of the ODP state grant through the Monroe
County EMA. This grant was used to purchase a
Ford 2004 F350
with a Clark utility cabinet. This vehicle carries the departments
first response equipment for hazardous materials and WMD events. These funds
also purchased a Zumro decontamination tent, a Bae systems Chem Sentry
detection unit and multi-station charging system for the departments
portable radios.
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On October 17th, 2003 Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded a grant
through the Indiana
Department of Commerce - Energy Policy Division - Recycling Market Development
Program for $558.00. For information on the Recycled Product Purchasing
Grant see
Recycle Indiana
This grant will be used to help purchase cribbing made from 100% recycled
materials. Cribbing is used to help stabilize vehicles that have been involved
in accidents, while extrication of patients is performed.
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July of 2004, Bloomington Township Fire Department was
awarded a grant through the
Indiana State Fire Marshall's Office
for
$50,000. These funds were used to purchase hazardous materials response
equipment. This equipment includes: An onboard computer for the rapid
identification of hazardous materials information, communication equipment,
level a entry suits, heavy extrication equipment, and other response
equipment.
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July 2004, the department was awarded 15,500 through the
Monroe County EMA as part of the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) part
1. These funds will be used to upgrade the department's SCBAs to be CBRNE
compliant.
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On August 2nd, 2004 the department was awarded the
Fire Prevention and Safety Program FY 2003 grant. This grant will purchase a
Sparky The Fire Dog Costume and related literature for our
Fire
Prevention Program. This Program is administered by Craig Zollars,
the department's Fire Prevention Officer.
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On February 11th, 2005 the department was awarded the
Fire Prevention and Safety Program FY 2004 grant. This grant will purchase a
"Sparky Fire House" used to train children about the various
hazards around the home, and a laptop computer and projector, to present the
"Risk Watch" program to children of all ages. Visit our
Fire
Prevention Page if you would like to schedule a fire prevention
activity for your organization.
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September 2005, The department received a grant from the
USFA
titled Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), through the efforts of the
Ellettsville
Fire Department who wrote the grant as a county wide project.
Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded $76,961.50 in the "Fire
Operations and Firefighter Safety" category. This grant will help purchase
800MHz radios to facilitate statewide interoperability.
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May 22, 2006 Bloomington Township Fire Department was awarded a grant
through the
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources for $5,000. This grant will help purchase Turnout gear for the department."
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October 12, 2007
Bloomington Township
Fire Department was awarded a grant through the
USFA
titled
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) for $74,542. These funds will
be used to install a Plymovent exhaust system in the bays of both
Station 5, and Station 15. These exhaust systems connect directly to the
apparatus and help eliminate exhaust fumes from the building.
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December 12, 2007 Bloomington Township Fire Department was
awarded the
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) grant.
This grant is for haz-mat equipment and includes a Ahura-Raman
spectroscopy chemical identifier, and an MSA-Photoionization
Detector. This equipment is valued at $40,000.
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