Resolution retroactively authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,755,882.03 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Units for the performance period of September 26, 2024, through September 25, 2026, and waiving indirect costs.

The Board of Supervisors is retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend a $2,755,882.03 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This grant, part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, will fund the purchase of 411 new Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units to replace outdated equipment. The project, with a total budget of $3,031,470.24, requires a $275,588.21 match from the SFFD's General Fund and will run from September 26, 2024, through September 25, 2026, with indirect costs waived to maximize direct expenditures. These new SCBA units will enhance firefighter safety by protecting against smoke, fire, and hazardous materials, and reducing exposure to carcinogens.

This funding ensures San Francisco firefighters have modern, life-saving equipment, improving their safety and the effectiveness of emergency responses to protect residents from fires and other hazards.

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