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On April 6th the Saline Valley Fire Protection District received confirmation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the office of the Congressman Russ Carnahan that it had been chosen to receive $45,000 in grant funding! The funding is part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The AFG is a federally funded grant program through which fire districts and departments can apply to upgrade equipment and vehicles.
Saline Valley requested funding for a new breathing air compressor to be installed at Station #1. The unit will cost approximately $50,000 and is used to fill the air cascades, which are large breathing air tanks on the fire trucks, and the air packs, which are what firefighters wear on their back when fighting fires. The District’s percentage of the over all cost of the unit will only be $5,000. These types of units are required to meet specific standards with regard to air quality to ensure the firefighters do not breath bad or contaminated air that may be found in ordinary air compressors.
Currently the District has only one unit, which is housed at Station #3. This means that the trucks from the other stations must travel to Station #3 whenever their air supplies are low. The second unit will eliminate the need for rearranging trucks and the possibility of station #1 trucks being out of position for emergencies due to air supply.
Lieutenant Josh Cox wrote the grant proposal and has collectively secure the District a few hundred thousand dollars in grant money over the past couple of years. In 2010, the District received grant funding to replace all of its air packs. That grant was also written by Lt. Cox. |
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May 7, 2012 |
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On Monday, April 30th, the District graduated eight firefighters from Recruits to Probationary Firefighters. The new members underwent 16 weeks of training which included fire suppression, extrication and emergency medical service courses and practical skills evolutions. The class culminated with a day of live fire exercises at the Festus Fire Department’s training tower. Those members who did not have any previous certifications were certified to the Missouri Division of Fire Safety’s Basic Firefighter Certification. |
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The new firefighters are now able to respond to alarms, put in crew time and train with the rest of the full time and volunteer staff. They are all currently assigned to station #1 and will be rotated out to the outer stations in the coming months.
In order to be a firefighter at Saline Valley, candidates must complete the 16 week course, accrue a minimum of 100 hrs of training per year and be at the station on their assigned crews a minimum of 36 hours per month, including weekends and holidays. For more information on becoming a volunteer firefighter, click here. |