CHIEF Star: Emergency Preparedness & Grant Delays

To the Fallen

The past month has been a difficult time for civilians and for all serving in Public Safety. From the 52 dead and 700 injured in the July 7 London bombing, to the 11 wildland firefighters who died in the line of duty in Spain's forest blazes, our thoughts and prayers go out to all the fallen and their loved ones around the world.

Emergency Preparedness: Are You "Semper Paratus"?

"Semper Paratus," or "Always Prepared" is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. It strikes us at CHIEF as an apt message nowadays. Bombings in London. A hurricane in Mexico. Wildfires in Spain. Disaster situations can, and do, happen. If an emergency or disaster strikes, are you ready?

Get Ready @ Ready.gov
The Ready.gov website from the Department of Homeland Security will help prepare you – and your community – for emergency situations. Learn how to Get a Kit of Emergency Supplies, Make a Plan and Be Informed.

"Always Prepared" with CHIEF
Whether your department is stockpiling to protect your community, or if you are getting emergency supplies for your family, CHIEF is at the ready with what you need:

  • Emergency blankets
  • Emergency response kit and Rescue tools
  • Portable generators
  • Batons and lightsticks
  • Gas masks
  • Decon station
  • First aid
  • Cones
  • Flares
  • Body bags
  • Rope
  • CPR masks
  • Raincoats
  • Escape hoods
  • Dust masks and respirators
  • Radio, flashlight, pager, cellular, etc. batteries
  • Flashlights
  • Cribbing
  • Marking paint
  • Rescue gloves
  • Safety whistle
  • Road Safety Vests

CHIEF can help you be Semper Paratus. Call (888) 588-8569 or visit the CHIEF website.

384-Page CHIEF Catalog in Your Hands Soon

Over 25,000 Products from 400 Vendors
Coming in August, the new CHIEF catalog will bring you more of the best. Since our last catalog, we have tripled our product line to over 25,000 products. You can also turn to CHIEF for over 400 of the public safety manufacturers you rely on to get the job done.

Don't miss out
Request the new CHIEF catalog: call (888) 588-8569, or fill out a catalog request online.

AFGP, BVP Award Delays Continue

Updates: CHIEF Grants News
You're chomping at the bit to find out if your department has received grant awards. We're right there with you – news of continued delays has had our account managers, grant consultants and website editor in a tizzy. Unfortunately, delays continue.

Getting a Grant? Email kurtb@chiefsupply.com
The latest updates on AFGP delays and BVP delays are in our Grant News. Remember, those announcements will get made... eventually... we're pretty sure anyway...

Get the Training, Get the Grant: CHIEF Grants Seminars

The Grant Training Public Safety Needs
When we say we'll help you get the grant, we mean it. Example: 37 of Kurt Bradley's 2005 AFGP application customers have told him they've received preliminary award notifications, for a total of $4,025,461. That's an average of $108,796 per department, for everything from new trucks and SCBA, to turnout gear and fire hose.

Ten of these customers attended Kurt's training – and more have said they'll be coming to one of our CHIEF Grants Seminars for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Corrections and anyone else in public safety seeking grant training. Wouldn't you like to join them? Take your pick:

   • Aug. 11-12, Portland, OR (still time to register!)
   • Sept. 19-20, Salt Lake City, UT
   • Oct. 6-7, Charlotte, NC
   • Nov. 7-8, Oklahoma City, OK
   • Jan. 9-10, Orlando, FL
   • Jan. 23-24, Phoenix, AZ
   • Feb. 9-10, Houston, TX
   • Feb. 13-14, Las Vegas, NV

Need more convincing? How about this: You can register today, and payment isn't due until the first day of your CHIEF Grants Seminar.

And if that's not enough... If you aren't satisfied with our grant training, we will return every penny of your registration fees.

What do you have to lose? Nothing. What do you have to gain? Like our 2005 AFGP customers, potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding.

Sound good? Great. Go register for a CHIEF Grants Seminar

Grant News By Kurt Bradley, CHIEF Grants Consultant

The Politics of Grants (Fund Finder, Issue 31)
We can already hear you screaming at the top of your lungs, "Politics has no place in public safety!" We couldn't agree more, but like it or not, politics isn't going anywhere. Put it to work for your agency's funding... More

Why Are You Not Applying for Grants? (Fund Finder, Issue 32)
Did you know that every year over $65 billion in grant funding is available to public safety agencies? Then why is it that agencies are always saying, "No, we didn't apply for any grants this year"?... More

Law Enforcement: Apply for ONDCP Phase II by Aug. 30
Receive assistance with technology/equipment procurements including night vision, clandestine bugging devices, vehicle tracking systems, video enhancement, intelligence software, etc. All equipment is transferred to each recipient agency and becomes the permanent property of that organization... More

Past Grants
Looking for information on a grant that's not currently open for applications? Use Past Grants to learn about different types of grants that have been available in the past, or get a head start on the next application round: Past Grants

2005 Homeland Security Summit
10% Discount for CHIEF Customers! Comprehensive Coverage of all Homeland Security Mandates – attend the 2005 Homeland Security Summit. More