Oxnard—The City Council, on Tuesday, October 20, approved the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Grant Awards.
CHIEF Alex Hamilton asked the Council to approve two Fiscal Year 25 Assistance to Firefighter Grants in the amount of $1.786 million, which includes the local $140,981 City portion of the Grant match.
“The Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program (AFG) is something that we’ve done fairly well over the years,” he said. “We’ve been awarded numerous AFG Grants over the years.”
On June 22, the Oxnard Fire Department submitted three grant applications, and he said they included one Fire Safety and Safety and Grant application.
“Oxnard was awarded an AFG Grant directly and was also awarded funding as a subrecipient under an AFG Grant Application Submitted by the Ventura County Fire Department,” he said. “This year’s grant award, one was for Paramedic level training. It was for just under $1.1 million, and that’s to train 10 EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) and train them to the level of Paramedic, which is a much higher level of training.”
It takes about 9-10 months of training, and they become a State-Licensed Paramedic.
“This is a huge win for us and the residents, and it’s good to…
