RECOMMENDATION(S):
Acting as the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, in an amount not to exceed $35,000, for the purchase of helicopter equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Grant funded
BACKGROUND:
A portion of purchases made in 2018 at all United States Firehouse Subs locations goes to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The Foundation was founded in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Firehouse Subs co-founders, Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen, traveled to Mississippi where they fed first responders as well as survivors. Since the Foundation started, it has granted over $31 million to provide life-saving equipment, prevention education, scholarships and continued education, disaster relief and military support.
|