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Item 4B <br />TO: John Godwin <br />City Manager <br />FROM: Larry Wright, Fire Chief <br />SUBJECT: Grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />DATE: July 23, 2018 <br />BACKGROUND: Approximately six months ago the Paris Fire Department made application <br />for an "Assistance to Firefighter Grant" through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to <br />purchase and install diesel ventilation systems in the fire stations to capture diesel exhaust, which <br />is a cancer causing substance. Friday, July 13, 2018 we were officially notified by Congressman <br />Ratcliff s office that we had been awarded an $83,182.00 grant for that purchase and installation. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: Information only <br />BUDGET: 10% Match <br />RECOMMENDATION: None <br />