FIRE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT GRANT

FIRE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT GRANT is sponsored by Arizona Department of Administration, State Grants Office. This program is designed to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software needs.

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In 2023, the Legislature established the Fire Incident Management Fund (Fund) administered by ADOA to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software that enables the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform ( Laws 2023, Ch. 138 ).

The FY 2023 General Appropriations Act appropriated $6,100,000 in one-time monies to ADOA and the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act appropriated $12,200,000 in one-time monies to ADOA for fire incident management system 2022, Ch. 313 and Laws 2023, Ch. 133 ).

The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) was established by the National Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 and participation for fire departments in Arizona is mandatory. Currently, Arizona uses NFIRS to report fires and other incidents and to maintain records of incidents in a uniform manner to which fire departments respond.

The data collected can be used for planning future fire department needs, identifying resource needs and prioritizing training ( DFFM 2456 appropriates $2,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADOA.

$2,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to ADOA for a fire incident management the amount of appropriated monies that ADOA may use to administer the fire incident grant program, including conducting audits of grant recipients, at the remaining monies to be used to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software that: the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and law enforcement agencies; a standardized incident command and management platform based on federal emergency management agency standards that enable diverse incident management and supports entities to work together; and a collaboration and communications solution.

the incident command and management platform to ensure the following: clearly defined chain of command; use of common terminology; safety of first responders and others; achievement of response objectives; and efficient use of resources.

the collaboration and communications solution to: the location, status and assignment of assigned resources; status updates, tracking and management of an incident; secure messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident; the sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between collaboration and information sharing between disparate agencies during a mass a federal emergency management agency or national incident management systems based organizational structure for the management of incidents; the ability to print standard integrated computer solutions forms for tracking enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring; in areas without internet access in a disconnected mode; a seamless and connected platform for notification, response and rostering; cross platform functionality; and a smartphone-based application for notification, accountability and situational each municipal fire department or fire district in Arizona to submit a grant request to ADOA for the costs of the secure incident management system that meets all of the outlined criteria.

ADOA to award grants on a first-come, first-served basis. grants that are awarded to fully fund the costs of the secure incident management system for each municipal fire department or fire district for three ADOA, by December 31, 2025, to submit a report to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Governor and provide a copy to the Secretary of State on the grant program. 10.

Requires the report to include the name of each applicant that applied for a grant and the name of each entity that was awarded a grant and the amount awarded to each entity. 11. Exempts the appropriation 12.

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