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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	March 8, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

FY 23 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - Hydraulic Tools

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/08/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief, 925-941-3300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 8, 2022
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grants Program in an amount not to exceed $55,000 for the purchase of one set of hydraulic breaching/breaking tools.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) could receive up to $55,000 in federal funds if awarded. There is no local agency cost sharing requirement. The grant award may be lower than the amount requested and will be for a period of one year from the effective date of the award.

BACKGROUND:

The FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in efforts to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The UASI program is intended to provide financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism using a "Whole Community" approach. Activities implemented with UASI funds must support terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, mitigation of, response to or recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible.

However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must demonstrate the dual-use quality for any activities implemented that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. Urban areas must use UASI funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region.

In order to meet the grant application deadline, the Fire District submitted this grant application on October 7, 2021, and is requesting the Board to ratify the application of this grant.

Grant funds will be used to purchase a hydraulic breaching/breaking tools which is a required piece of equipment on a Type I Heavy Rescue. This acquisition will upgrade our capability from a Type II to a Type I Rescue. These tools are used to extricate victims from a collapsed structure or entrapment. These tools will be used in combination with the District's Live Find K-9, Bonus, and the grant-funded acoustic listening device. After multiple verifications, the rescue crews can develop a plan to extricate the person from the rubble. These tools would be used to beak and breach the heavy concrete floors and walls of buildings or roadways. These tools were used last year in the Surfside Condominium Collapse in Florida to extricate numerous people.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If unapproved, the Fire District may not be able to accept and acquire the funds.