Resolution retroactively authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $637,200 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Fire Department’s new Training Facility for the performance period of August 1, 2024, through April 20, 2027, and waiving indirect costs.

The City Council is retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend a $637,200 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). This grant, along with $212,400 in matching funds from the General Fund, totaling $849,600, will fund the buildout of a new Departmental Operations Center (DOC) at the SFFD's new Training Facility located at 1236 Carroll Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124.

The grant performance period is August 1, 2024, through April 20, 2027, and indirect costs are waived to maximize direct program expenditures. The overall Fire Training Facility project has a total cost of $272,000,000. Note: One document (Grant Information Form) incorrectly lists the project summary as "Purchase replacement personal breathing apparatus," which contradicts the resolution and all other supporting documents that clearly state the purpose is for the Emergency Operations Center at the training facility.

This funding will enhance the Fire Department's emergency response and incident management capabilities during large-scale disasters, creating a critical public safety asset in the Bayview/Hunter's Point neighborhood with no new taxes (uses federal grant and existing city funds).

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