Grants Administration & HazMat Training Division

Grants Administration & HazMat Training Elizabeth M. Harman Assistant to the General President Thomas Hill Deputy Director, HazMat Training Department

Grants Administration & HazMat Training Staff Angie Wanner, Executive Secretary Cierra Lewis, Department Secretary Jennifer Grimes, Training Administrator Scott Dennis, Training Coordinator Richard Hopkins, Training Coordinator Melissa Gray, Training Associate Xue Dong, Data Analyst

Grants Administration & HazMat Training Staff Ron Benedict, Grants & Technical Assistance Coordinator Gifty Cobblah, Grants Financial Coordinator

HazMat Training Department Funding January 24, 2017 HazMat Training Department is funded with federal grant dollars No per-capita is used for the training or operational costs of the department FREE TRAINING! Yes……..FREE!

IAFF HazMat Training Advantages January 24, 2017 Quality Delivered at your location Customized Union Representation Meets or exceeds NFPA 472/1072 and OSHA 1910.120 National Pro Board Certification HazMat Ops, Technician, Confined Space Operations & Rescue

HazMat Certification & Refresher Training January 24, 2017 HazMat Operations (Pro Board) HazMat Technician (Pro Board) Confined Space Ops & Rescue (ProBoard) Emergency Response to HazMats Planning & Response to High Consequence Incidents: Crude Oil & Ammonium Nitrate Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations Chemical Process Industries Illicit Drug Labs Frontline Safety Infectious Diseases

HazMat Training Requesting Training January 24, 2017 Requesting Training Letter of request - e-mail hazmat@iaff.org Training site location Point of contact Proposed timeframe Justification for the request

HazMat Training Master Instructors 66 U.S. Master Instructors January 24, 2017 Master Instructors 66 U.S. Master Instructors 10 Canadian Master Instructors All IAFF members with local president approval Appointed by the General President for 3 years Annual Instructor Development Conference (IDC)

HazMat Advisory Board Required by Federal Funding Partners Comprised of 12 members Local Presidents State Presidents Scientific and Medical Community Members Meets Annually with the IDC

Executive Board Committee January 24, 2017 Thomas Thornberg, Chairman James Slevin, Vice Chairman Committee Members Walter J. Dix Michael Hurley Frank Lima Andrew Pantelis Mark Sanders Ricky Walsh

Grants Administration January 24, 2017 Internally: Oversees the IAFF’s national grant programs (~$10M - $15M/year), Seeks new funding opportunities Externally: “Writing Effective Fire Act Grants” workshops Assists IAFF affiliates to develop their applications to improve funding chances

Grants Administration January 24, 2017 IAFF’s Role with AFG Grants Technical Assistance ( firegrants@iaff.org ) Review, comment, strengthen applications prior to submission Criteria Development Meeting – Annually Key Participant in determining grant priorities, scoring, application details, etc. Panel Reviews Sends approved IAFF members to review/score career and combination department applications

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program January 24, 2017 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) Provides Salary/Fringe Benefits for NEW frontline fire fighters Assistance to Fire Fighters (AFG) Provides for Vehicles, Equipment and Training Average 17,000 applications received, requesting $2.5 billion Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Provides for Public Education & Outreach, Research, etc. Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) $345 Million Available- Provides Salary/Fringe Benefits for frontline fire fighters – new hires only On average 1,000 applications submitted requesting $1Billion Application opens March 2018 (estimated) Peer Review anticipated in May 2018 Assistance to Fire Fighters (AFG) $310 Million Available- Provides for Vehicles, Equipment and Training On average 10,000 applications submitted requesting $2 Billion Open for Applications December 26, 2017 - February 2, 2018 Peer Review anticipated in March 2018 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) $34.5 Million Available- Provides for Public Education & Outreach, Research, etc. Application opens February 2018 (estimated)

FY 18 Total Appropriation $700,000,000 January 24, 2017 $ 350,000,000 Application Period closed March 22, 2019 Reviews anticipated April 2019 $ 310,000,000 Closed. Peer Reviews February 2019 $ 35,000,000 Closed. Peer Reviews anticipated April 2019

Summary TRAINING GRANTS January 24, 2017 TRAINING Consider IAFF HazMat training for your local/department Delivery or License hazmat@iaff.org GRANTS Send your grant applications to review (AFG, FP&S, SAFER) firegrants@iaff.org