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CHIEF Star Newsletter, July 2007
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Happy 4th of July
CHIEF Grants Another Wish... Halfway Around the Globe
2007 "Top Dog" Springfield K9 Winner
Ready for On-the-Water Emergencies?
Upcoming Tradeshows
Grant News, Open Grants & Grant Seminars

Happy 4th of July

From all of us at CHIEF, Happy Independence Day!
We're grateful for the time and freedom to share the Fourth of July with family and friends. And like you, we're also grateful for the men and women at home and abroad who help keep this country free and safe every day. Have a safe and fun Fourth of July!

On a housekeeping note, CHIEF's offices will be closed on July 4 (the website will still be open for business). We'll be back in the office on July 5.

CHIEF Grants Another Wish... Halfway Around the Globe

Not only did CHIEF Grants help the CNMI Fire Department in the South Pacific get an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), a member of our management team personally traveled to Saipan to make sure the new, lightweight, light-colored turnouts they purchased from CHIEF were exactly right. Full Story and Photos »

2007 "Top Dog" Springfield K9 Winner

K-9 Gear for Police Dogs and Handlers
Members of CHIEF personnel recently attended the 2007 annual Springfield K9 Competition. Run by the Springfield, Oregon Police Department and the Oregon Police Canine Association (OPCA), the K9 Competition is now in its 12th year. We'd like to extend a hearty "congratulations!" to this year's participants and winners.

We'd especially like to congratulate Officer Jason Harvey, Corvallis PD, and his K9, Czar, for taking "Top Dog" for the second year in a row – a competition first!

Looking for K9 Gear? »

Ready for On-the-Water Emergencies?

Water Rescue & Rope Rescue Gear
As much as we all love getting out on the river, lake or ocean during the summertime, summer water fun also means increased calls for water rescue. Make sure your agency has the water and rope rescue gear it needs for any on-the-water incident. Call (888) 588-8569 or order online:

Upcoming Tradeshows

Keep up with the latest in the industry. Here are some tradeshows coming up in July:

Grant News By Kurt Bradley, CHIEF Grants Consultant

June Recap - Public Safety Grants

June's biggest news was sending out congratulations to the Kutztown Fire Company #1, PA, the winner of the first annual CHIEF First Responder Equipment Grant. We announced the winner on June 4.

David Reimer Sr., President of the Kutztown Fire Company #1, submitted the winning application, picked from a pool of over 40 applications from CHIEF Grants Seminar graduates. His grant requested 50 ANSI reflective safety vests for use of the members of his department while working roadway type incidents to provide better visibility of their members to vehicular traffic passing the incident scenes. Congratulations, Kutztown! See the full story »

Applications for this CHIEF equipment grant are open to our national-tour seminar graduates. If you haven't attended one of our grant-writing seminars yet, this shot at equipment funding for your department is just one more reason to attend a CHIEF Grants Seminar.

Open Grants See All »

No new grants have opened in the past few weeks, but dozens of public safety grant programs remain open for applications. Go to Open Grants ».

CHIEF Grants Seminars

Next Seminars – $50 discount when you register 30 days in advance:

National ($449): Sept. 11-12, Milwaukee, WI Register »
Agency-Hosted ($349): July 27-28, Ambler, PA Register »
New Seminar – Save $50: Feb. 16-17, 2008, McMechen, WV Register »

What is a CHIEF Grants Seminar?
Learn more about how our 2-day grant training seminars will help your department write winning grant applications:
• Learn about National Seminars »
• Learn about Agency-Hosted Seminars »

Grant News See All »

2006 FP&S Grant Award Announcements
From DHS - June 22, 2007
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the sixth round of Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants, awarding 12 grants to fire departments and fire prevention organizations throughout the United States... 2006 FP&S Grant Award List

New CHIEF Grants Seminar! Grant-Writing Training Coming to McMechen, WV
From CHIEF Grants - June 20, 2007
CHIEF Grants' public safety grant-writing training is coming to McMechen, WV. The McMechen Volunteer Fire Department will hold a 2-day grant seminar on Feb. 16-17, 2008. Registration is open to all public safety agencies seeking to improve their grant-writing skills and write more competitive public safety grants... Seminar Info & Registration

Application Statistics for FY 2007 AFG Grant Posted
From DHS - June 19, 2007
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has posted the application statistics for the FY 2007 AFG Grant... More

Disaster Financial Assistance: Help for Disaster-Impacted Officers CHIEF Grants
From Officer.com - June 18, 2007
The Atlantic Ocean Hurricane season has officially started. One of the concerns often raised with hurricanes is about emergency financial assistance available after a hurricane or other disaster... More

FIRE Act Testimony Shows Differences
From Firehouse.com News - June 14, 2007
On July 8, testimony on S.2411, the reauthorization bill for the FIRE Act in the Senate was taken by Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee chaired by Senator John McCain... More

Homeland Security Funds Boost Rural Fire Departments
From Firehouse.com News - June 14, 2007
Volunteer fire departments should be tapping federal homeland security money and other grants and using state-provided training... More

Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the 2007 Chemical Sector Security Summit
From DHS - June 12, 2007
DHS Secretary Chertoff discusses securing critical infrastructure and protecting the country by working in partnership with one of the most important groups of industries in the economy, the chemical sector... More

Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nation's Chemical Facilities
From DHS - June 12, 2007
How can government and industry better work together to secure America's chemical facilities and infrastructure?... More

Look for AFG Awards Toward End of July
From Firehouse.com Funding & Finance - June 12, 2007
Peer review for the FY 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grants program (AFG) began this week and will conclude at the end of next week according to AFG Program Director Brian Cowan. He believes grant announcements will begin the last week of July... More

Announcing the Winner of the 2007 CHIEF First Responder Grant... Kutztown Fire Company #1
From CHIEF Grants - June 4, 2007
The winner of the first annual CHIEF, First Responder Grant for 2007 was announced June 4. David Reimer Sr., President of the Kutztown Fire Company #1 in PA, submitted the winning application. His grant requested 50 ANSI reflective safety vests for use of the members of his department while working roadway type incidents to provide better visibility of their members to vehicular traffic passing the incident scenes... More