Summary:
The Florida Legislature appropriated $1,000,000 from the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund in Specific Appropriation 2362 to the Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal (the “Division”). The purpose of the grant program is for the purchase of protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, and other personal protective equipment for firefighters in order to mitigate exposure to hazardous, cancer-causing chemicals and to protect the health and safety of Florida firefighters, pursuant to section 633.520, Florida Statutes (F.S.). In accordance with Specific Appropriation 2362, the grants will be awarded to volunteer and combination fire departments pursuant to section 633.135(1), F.S., and to local fire departments (collectively referred to as “recipients”). With the intent of maximizing the number of state firefighters eligible to benefit under the program, the Division is accepting proposals for the awarding of Post Fire On Scene Decontamination Kits (hereafter, referred to individually as a “Kit”) to mitigate firefighters’ exposure to hazardous, cancer-causing products of combustion, thus protecting the health and safety of firefighters. |