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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,648 FOR A 3-ROOM INFLATABLE FIRE HOUSE FUNDED BY THE MONSANTO FUND GRANT PROGRAM.
Presented by: Dan Wegner, Fire Marshal.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Fire District would like to apply for a grant through the Monsanto Fund grant program. If the grant application is approved and awarded, the money will be used to purchase an inflatable fire safety house. The house will allow the Fire District the flexibility to take the Fire Safety Education Program into schools and other areas of the community that otherwise would miss out on the important educational message. This house will be ADA-compliant, which will allow the Fire District to reach citizens with disabilities.
Sedgwick County Fire District 1 had a Fire Safety House which was utilized for school/educational and community events. However, due to non-ADA compliance, lack of funding for upkeep and the condition of the fire safety house, the Fire District stopped using it and removed it from inventory. Having an inflatable fire house would allow the Fire District the opportunity to potentially present to 24 elementary schools, eight senior centers and several community and recreational centers. The Fire District would again have the ability to bring a hands-on, interactive training to customers.
Residential fires are the leading cause of fire deaths in America and the leading cause of deaths for children. There have been 1,585 fire deaths reported in the United States this year. The training and education from the fire safety prop will allow the Fire District to teach both the young and the elderly how to escape a fire and teach the importance of fire safety and home...
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