CHIEF Star: September Is National Preparedness Month

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September Is National Preparedness Month

Co-sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security

Dept. of Homeland Security & the American Red Cross Want You to Be Prepared
National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. National Preparedness Month 2005 is being co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross.

4 Steps to Preparedness
You can take some simple steps to prepare for emergencies:
  • Prepare an emergency supply kit (see below)
  • Make a family emergency plan
  • Stay informed about different threats
  • Get involved in preparing your community

Here are more ways that individuals and organizations can participate in National Preparedness Month.

CHIEF has put together special discounts to help our customers with the recent tragedy - and to prepare for the next. Please call us today for special pricing on these critical, domestic-preparedness products.

September is your month to prepare for any emergency. Call (888) 588-8569 or visit the CHIEF website.

It's About Time... for a new CHIEF Catalog

Request a free CHIEF Public Safety Catalog
It's About Time you found a supplier that's More Responsive, Period. And, with this catalog, we're responding. Over 200 new pages. Over 10,000 brand-new products. Over 500 of the national brand names you trust. If you're in Public Safety, then the CHIEF Catalog should be in your hands. What are you waiting for? Call (888) 588-8569, or fill out a catalog request online.

Military & Federal: Ready for the New Budget Year?

Contact CHIEF for GSA pricing - (888) 588-8569

GSA Pricing • (888) 588-8569 • Quote Request
It's time to get ready for procurement. To help you with equipment purchasing, CHIEF is standing by with GSA pricing, personal, trained account reps and an online quote request. Be sure to ask about our APO/FPO shipping!

Stock up on...
  • Magnum Spike Tire Deflation Device (TDD)
  • 5.11 H.R.T. Boots
  • NIK Flex-Cufs
  • Batteries
  • Under Armour Tactical Apparel
  • Law Enforcement Gear

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Winners Announced

Use Your BVP Award for ABA, First Choice, PACA, Point Blank, Safariland & US Body Armor at CHIEF
After weeks of delays, BVP awards were announced on Aug. 25.

You'll find the 2005 Awardees at the bottom left of the Office of Justice Programs: BVP/BASI homepage.

Ready to get your body armor? See CHIEF's full body armor selection, and call (888) 588-8569. Be sure to ask about our body armor's Gold Star Guarantee!

1st- & 2nd-Round AFGP Winners Announced

45 CHIEF Grants Students Have Won $4,427,511 in 2005 AFGP
The past two weeks have been a heady time for all of us at CHIEF Grants. Over 2,000 fire departments and EMS agencies have already been awarded AFGP grants, and they are now in the process of ordering the new vehicles, communications equipment and PPE that their agencies have needed for so long. Go to the AFGP Winners List.

Want to get a grant for your agency? Visit CHIEF Grants for the web's best public safety grant resource.

Got an AFGP grant? Our expert sales staff are ready to help you with bids, quotes and orders. Browse our online firefighting and EMS gear, request a quote, or call (888) 588-8569.

14 Grant Winners Were CHIEF Grants Seminar Students

That's right. CHIEF Grants' in-person training is helping fire, EMS and law enforcement agencies around the country get the grant funding they need. But... is it worth it to your department?

On Aug. 19, the first round of AFGP award announcements, the West End VFD was awarded a $232,000 grant. They have attended a CHIEF Grants Seminar, and here's what they had to say:

"I was initially hesitant to spend the money, since our budget is very limited... In the first morning of the seminar I realized the tuition we spent was probably going to be the best investment our department has ever made."
— Bruce Charles, Chief, West End Volunteer Fire District, Mineral County, Montana, 1st-Round AFGP Winner

If it worked for West End, a CHIEF Grants Seminar can work for your department too. Register today, pay on the first day of the seminar:

Next Seminar:
   • Sept. 19-20, Salt Lake City, UT (still time to register!)

Register for Early-Bird Savings at:
   • Oct. 6-7, Charlotte, NC
   • Nov. 7-8, Oklahoma City, OK
   • Jan. 9-10, Orlando, FL
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Grant News By Kurt Bradley, CHIEF Grants Consultant

Understanding CEDAP (Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program) (Fund Finder, Issue 34)
Unable to tap into the Urban Areas Security Initiatives (UASI) grant program? This new DHS program just may be the in you need... More

SPECIAL EDITION: The Eagle Has Landed: First-Round AFGP Winners Announced, Finally (Fund Finder, Issue 35)
After weeks of delays, official first-round AFGP award announcements were published. Here are the winners... More

They Reduced My Grant, What Now? (Fund Finder, Issue 36)
Have you ever received a message from a funding provider asking you to accept a reduced amount from what you originally asked for? What's up with that? What do you do?... More

DHS Posts Program Guidance: FY2005 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
Guidance for 2005 Fire Prevention and Safety grant applications has been posted, and the application period is scheduled to begin September 6, 2005, 8 a.m. EST... More

NIMS Compliance and Day-to-Day Operations - NIMS Alert
Are organizations required to use NIMS in day-to-day emergency operations, or only major incidents involving federal participation? The NIMS Integration Center responds... More

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