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Orange County Chief's Association 12012
<br />Figure 2: Examples of Grants Awarded to OCCA Members
<br />Year
<br />Department
<br />Purpose
<br />Amount
<br />FEMA Assistance to
<br />Firefighters Grant
<br />Program (AFG)
<br />2001
<br />Chapel Hill
<br />Replaced breathing units
<br />$183,375
<br />2002
<br />Chapel Hill
<br />Repaired training facility
<br />$9,993
<br />2002
<br />Orange Rural
<br />Thermal imagers
<br />$18,450
<br />2003
<br />Carrboro
<br />Vehicle exhaust system
<br />$40,590
<br />2003
<br />Orange Rural
<br />800 MHz radios
<br />$152,280
<br />2003
<br />North Chatham
<br />Breathing units
<br />$112,590
<br />2004
<br />Chapel Hill
<br />800 MHz radios
<br />$345,120
<br />2004
<br />New Hope
<br />Breathing units & rescue clothing
<br />$195,000
<br />2004
<br />Orange Rural
<br />Breathing units
<br />$65,286
<br />2004
<br />New Hope
<br />Hurst rescue tools
<br />$44,000
<br />2006
<br />Carrboro
<br />800 MHz radios
<br />$84,012
<br />2007
<br />Cedar Grove
<br />800 MHz radios
<br />$118,000
<br />2007
<br />Orange Grove
<br />Facilities upgrades
<br />$40,649
<br />2007
<br />Orange Grove
<br />800 MHz radios
<br />$16,845
<br />2007
<br />Orange Grove
<br />Air packs w/ spare cylinders
<br />$85,000
<br />2007
<br />North Chatham
<br />Vehicle exhaust system
<br />$158,753
<br />2007
<br />White Cross
<br />Radios and mobile repeater
<br />$124,117
<br />2008
<br />Cedar Grove
<br />Air packs
<br />$35,000
<br />2008
<br />Cedar Grove
<br />Air compressor & refilling system
<br />$28,000
<br />2008
<br />Orange Rural
<br />Exhaust system & other equip.
<br />$76,266
<br />2008
<br />White Cross
<br />Breathing units & compressor
<br />$85,430
<br />2010
<br />White Cross
<br />Thermal imager
<br />$8,550
<br />2011
<br />Carrboro
<br />Automatic sprinkler system
<br />$67,950
<br />FEMA SAFER
<br />2006
<br />Chapel Hill
<br />12 Positions
<br />$1,240,748
<br />2007
<br />Carrboro
<br />3 Positions
<br />$314,262
<br />2008
<br />Carrboro
<br />6 Positions
<br />$646,075
<br />2009
<br />Orange Grove
<br />4 Positions
<br />$404,364
<br />Firehouse Subs
<br />2009
<br />Chapel Hill
<br />Breathing unit upgrades
<br />$14,000
<br />NC Division of Forest
<br />Resources
<br />2007
<br />Carrboro
<br />Forest fire protective clothing
<br />$670
<br />2009
<br />Carrboro
<br />Forest fire equipment
<br />$416
<br />North Carolina Office of
<br />State Fire Marshal
<br />2005
<br />SORS
<br />Protective equipment & radios
<br />$12,480
<br />2007
<br />SORS
<br />Rope rescue equipment & radios
<br />$12,497
<br />2008
<br />SORS
<br />Water rescue equipment & radios
<br />$24,994
<br />2008
<br />White Cross
<br />Protective clothing & headsets
<br />$10,490
<br />2009
<br />SORS
<br />Technical rescue gear & radios
<br />$24,900
<br />2009
<br />White Cross
<br />Protective clothing
<br />$4,400
<br />2010
<br />SORS
<br />Rescue gear, AEDs, & radios
<br />$19,117
<br />2010
<br />White Cross
<br />Protective clothing & equipment
<br />$16,925
<br />2011
<br />Caldwell
<br />Breathing units & pagers
<br />$54,400
<br />2011
<br />SORS
<br />Rescue gear, AED, & radios
<br />$25,000
<br />2011
<br />White Cross
<br />Rescue saw & other equipment
<br />$12,767
<br />Strowd Roses, Inc.
<br />2004
<br />SORS
<br />EMS equipment & radios
<br />$15,000
<br />2005
<br />SORS
<br />Community CPR & first aid program
<br />$10,385
<br />2007
<br />SORS
<br />Community CPR & first aid program
<br />$10,000
<br />2010
<br />SORS
<br />Community CPR & first aid program
<br />$10,000
<br />2011
<br />SORS
<br />Community CPR & first aid program
<br />$10,000
<br />US Smokeless Tobacco
<br />2009
<br />Orange Rural
<br />Polaris ATV
<br />$11,500
<br />OCCA members have collaboratively obtained grants in excess of $5,000,646
<br />5 Declined by Carrboro due to lack of certainty about future tax revenue to sustain positions
<br />6 Declined by Orange Grove for the same reason: cautious financial stewardship
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