HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-032 (Fire Department Application for (FEMA) Staffing for (SAFER) Grant to Hire Additional Firefighter Personnel)City of Stillwater
Washington County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION 2024-032
RESOLUTION APPROVING STILLWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION
FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) STAFFING
FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) GRANT
TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater Fire Department provides services to the City of
Stillwater and surrounding communities, including Stillwater Township, City of Grant, and May
Township, covering an area of 53 square miles and serving a population of 28,000; and
WHEREAS, current Stillwater Fire Department staffing provides for 2-3 on -duty
firefighters on a 24/7 schedule and additional firefighter staffing would provide for a more
optimum fully staffed 4-person fire engine crew 24/7 to better serve Stillwater and surrounding
communities for emergency response and fire -related hazards; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA SAFER grant will fund firefighter positions that will allow the
Stillwater Fire Department to provide a 4 person fully staffed fire engine crew on a 24/7
schedule versus the current staffing level of 2-3 firefighters on duty in order to better respond
to emergencies and provide Stillwater and the surrounding communities served by the Fire
Department with adequate protection from fire and fire -related hazards; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA SAFER grant provides firefighter funding for a three-year
period and does not require a city cost share or a maintenance of effort commitment beyond
the SAFER Program end date.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater,
Minnesota hereby approves the Stillwater Fire Department's application for the FEMA SAFER
grant to hire 4 additional firefighter personnel for a three-year period; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Stillwater also
agrees to the terms of implementation and administration of the SAFER grant if awarded and
authorizes the Mayor of the City of Stillwater to sign all necessary documents for the SAFER
grant application on behalf of the City of Stillwater.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 19th day of March, 2024.
CITY OF T LW ERâ–º
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
Attest:
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Beth Wolf, City Cler