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Winter Storm Incident

On Monday, December 3rd, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department responded over 60 calls for service due to the severe winter storm that bombarded Bainbridge Island with heavy rain conditions.

More than 30 firefighters responded to service calls for all types of events, including medical emergencies, flooding, wires down, mud slides, and other weather-related calls for service.

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department was also utilized as a member of the City’s emergency management team at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located at City Hall. The Fire Department worked along side other City Staff for the duration of the incident.

Recovery Efforts

According to the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) there are no county/state funds available to help individuals with disaster-related losses.  If damage to homes and businesses is significant, the state will request Federal Disaster Aid.  If authorized, the funding would be available to assist local governments and certain non-profit groups in supplementing the state and local recovery efforts.
 
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Fire Chief's Message
March 12th, 2008

I am pleased to announce that the Bainbridge Island Fire Department has been awarded funding as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.  The grant award was in the amount of $650,000. 

 

This purpose of this grant is to fund programs to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.  Volunteers make up a substantial portion of our emergency response force on the Island.  Finding and keeping volunteers is a challenge for many fire departments, particularly on Bainbridge Island.  The grant will allow the Fire Department to fund a recruiter as well as offer incentives to volunteers such as health care.

 

Eight fire departments in Washington state won the competitive SAFER grant.  Bainbridge received the largest grant; the second largest was $316,000 for the Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 3 in Port Ludlow.

Hank Teran, Fire Chief
 
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Grant for Firefighter Safety Equipment Awarded

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department is continually seeking opportunities to meet our budget needs by applying for grants and other programs that allow us to finance the current and future needs of the Department while improving firefighter safety.

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department is proud to announce that as part of the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program we were awarded a grant in the amount of $98,000 to purchase firefighter safety equipment.

As a result, the Department was able to purchase 38 sets of firefighter personal protective equipment which includes helmets, coats, pants and maintenance equipment. In 2005, the Department was awarded a grant in the amount of $342,805 to purchase 50 self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) which allow firefighters the ability to enter a hazardous environment safely.

The Department will continue to seek out additional funding opportunities to provide equipment whenever possible in order to meet the increasing budget needs of the Department.
 
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