Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2235FY0001

Grant Program for Fire Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Bob Carver

Organization:

Florida Professional Firefighters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Grant Program for Fire Safety

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 4:08:11 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Rudolfo Garcia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Will enhance the safety of Floridians by reducing deaths and injuries to civilians and firefighters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Miami

Contact:

Carlos Gimenez

 

444 SW 2nd Avenue, 10th Floor

Contact Phone:

(305) 416-1025

 

 

Miami 33125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 10% matching grant program will enable fire departments across the state to afford the thermal imaging devices on every fire apparatus. This would allow fire fighters to see through the smoke to rescue citizens and sparing them death or any injuries. It allows firefighters to spot hidden fire in walls and in the wild, which will allow them to stop the spread of fire quicker saving millions in damages to property and sparing thousands of acres of wilderness from burning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

A reduction of deaths and injuries to civilians and firefighters due to fire. In addition it is expected that a reduction of property damage and wild land loss would also occur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Fire Marshall's Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami Dade Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/17/01