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The CHIEF Star Newsletter

September 2007

CHIEF Star Newsletter, September 2007 This Month: Thousands of New Products in New Catalog • Are You Ready for Fire Prevention Week? • $50,000,000 & CHIEF Grants • Free 5.11 Jackets • Free Prizes with CHIEF's Pigskin Pick 'Em This email was sent by CHIEF. Trouble viewing this email? Open it in your web browser »

In This Issue - September 2007 Over 4,000 New Items in the CHIEF 2007 Buyer's Guide Free 5.11! Buy a Jacket, Get a Free Jacket Prepare Now for Fire Prevention Week Over $50,000,000 to CHIEF Grants Clients Think You Know Football? Play Pigskin Pick 'Em 25%-90% off Clearance Items Upcoming Tradeshows Grant News, Open Grants & Grant Seminars Over 4,000 New Items in the CHIEF 2007 Buyer's Guide Tip: Use your print catalog to shop online, with our Catalog Quick Order » With 384 pages and over 4,000 new items, the 2007 CHIEF Buyer's Guide has all the public safety products you need to get the job done, no matter what the day brings. From body armor to turnout gear, flashlights to badges and insignia, get the newest and best – visit CHIEFsupply.com or call your account manager today, (888) 588-8569. Free 5.11! Buy a Jacket, Get a Free Jacket A $50 Value From now through Dec. 31, buy a 5.11 5-in-1 Jacket or 5.11 3-in-1 Parka, get a free 5.11 Response Jacket! The Response is the perfect lightweight windbreaker. It's packed with heavy-duty features, including a 100% polyester shell, inside document pocket, 3 removable flip-out ID panels, hidden chest pockets and zippered hand pockets. Choose your size and color (Black or Dark Navy) during checkout. Free Response Jacket with 5.11 Tactical 5-In-1 Jacket Free Response Jacket with 5.11 Tactical 3-In-1 Parka More About the 5.11 Response Jacket More Free 5.11 Gear Prepare Now for Fire Prevention Week Fire Prevention Week 2007: Oct. 7-13 Planning community fire safety events for this year's Fire Prevention Week? "Practice Your Escape Plan" is the theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week. Help promote the importance of fire escape and fire safety in your community. Here are some of the ways CHIEF can help: Custom Stoffel Sparky the Fire Dog pins, badges and key tags make great giveaways to kids during fire safety programs Kovenex Fire Blankets come in sizes perfect for fighting kitchen fires, wrapping and protecting an infant, and for rescue personnel to use at incidents. Prepare citizens and your department – order a supply of these innovative fire-smothering, heat-blocking fire blankets. When families are practicing their escape plans, make sure their plans include how to escape a 2- or 3-story structure. Kidde Escape Ladders are an easy-to-use, affordable tool that families can make part of their fire escape plans. Check/replace smoke alarms and change smoke alarm batteries. Fire Prevention Week is a great time to remind your community to install and replace their smoke alarms and smoke alarm batteries. In addition to a selection of smoke alarms, you can also provide your community with 10-year lithium batteries, or long-lasting 9V Duracell Procell alkaline batteries. Be sure to see our free battery special on Duracell! We want to help your department have a great, educational Fire Prevention Week for your community. Call us today, (888) 588-8569. Over $50,000,000 to CHIEF Grants Clients Trying to get grants? Attend a CHIEF Grants Seminar » In 2004, we launched CHIEF Grants to help America's public safety agencies get needed grant funding. After only 3 years, CHIEF Grants has now helped agencies win over $50,000,000 in grant funding and equipment! We at CHIEF congratulate Kurt Bradley and Margaret Stark, our grant consultants, on achieving this goal. We also congratulate all our CHIEF Grants clients and students, for all your hard work in applying for grants and honing your grant-writing skills. Your departments, colleagues and communities are all the safer for your efforts. CHIEF Grants is a free service to our department customers. Have you used it for help with your grant applications? Kurt and Margaret also lead grant-writing seminars around the country – sign up today for a seminar, and get your share of the billions in grant funding available to public safety agencies. Speaking of seminars, our 2007-2008 schedule is bringing CHIEF Grants training all over the country. Here are just 6 seminars coming up in September and October – seats still available! Sept. 11-12, Milwaukee, WI Sept. 25-26, Denver, CO Oct. 2-3, Baltimore, MD Oct. 13-14, Weston, NE Oct. 18-19, Hazard, KY Oct. 27-28, Montgomery, IN Think You Know Football? Play Pigskin Pick 'Em Pigskin Pick 'Em - Play at CHIEFsupply.com The 2007 pro season kicks off Thurs., Sept. 6 in Indianapolis, and we can hardly wait. In honor of this Fall tradition, we've started our inaugural CHIEF Pigskin Pick 'Em, and we'd like YOU to be a player! Think you know your pro football? Show your stuff by competing against other public safety pros. Just pick each week's games (straight up, no spreads) and become eligible to win a cool weekly prize. Sign up anytime during the pro season. If you want to play the first week's games, sign-up cuts off at 7:30 ET, Sept. 6. Sign up for Pigskin Pick 'Em » No purchase necessary. Prizes will be awarded to each week's Pick 'Em winner. Week 1's prize will be a brand-new 5.11 Tactical Performance Short-sleeve Polo – a $40 value! We reserve the right to change or substitute prizes as needed, without notice. 25%-90% off Clearance Items September Featured Close-out* Whelen® Strobe/Halogen 9M Lightbar Reg. Price, $1,434.99 Only $999.99 To maximize officer safety, eye-catching 9M Series Lightbars from Whelen® use directional strobe and Halogen® light modules to deliver high-impact visibility at any angle. Sleek, low-profile design provides stealth and fuel economy. Get this deal online » This and many more close-out items are available now, in our CHIEFsupply.com Clearance Sale. Quantities are limited, all sales final. Save 25% to 90%, only while supplies last! More great clearance savings: Slim Line Undercover Case, Black $15.99 Only $9.96 Quest Millenia™ Turnout Coat* $849.99-$959.99 Only $573.00-$658.95 * No D.R.D. Meets NFPA 1971-2000 edition, but does not meet 2007 edition Duty Man .45 Double Magazine Pouch $18.00 Only $10.80 QuiqLite Classic LED Pocket Light w/ Batteries $20.99 Only $12.99 Dupont Tyvek® Protective Coveralls with Attached Hood $5.68-$6.26 Only $3.50-$3.75 CHIEF Clearance Sale » Upcoming Tradeshows Keep up with the latest in the industry. Here are some tradeshows coming up in September: National Tactical Officers Association Tactical (NTOA) Operations Conference, Milwaukee, WI, Sep. 16-21 Grant News by Kurt Bradley, CHIEF Grants August Recap - Public Safety Grants August saw the close of the application period for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Services (SAFER) Grant. Good luck to all the departments who applied! Awards announcments continue for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). However, "dear john" letters have also been released. Has your department received a grant rejection letter? That makes now a good time to attend a CHIEF Grants seminar, so you can shoot for an award letter next year. Open Grants See All » All Public Safety, Hamburger Helper My Hometown Helper Grant - Deadline Sept. 30, 2007 All Public Safety, Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program - Deadline TBA Law Enforcement, Secure Our Schools (SOS) 2007 Grant Program - Deadline TBA Fire/Rescue, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Farm Safety and Occupational Health (FSOH) Grant Program - Deadline October 30, 2007 CHIEF Grants Seminars See All » Next Seminars – $50 discount when you register 30 days in advance: National ($499): Sept. 11-12, Milwaukee, WI Register » Agency-Hosted ($349): Oct. 18-19, Hazard, KY 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 » What Qualifies for a Million-Dollar AFG Award? From Firehouse.com - August 31, 2007 Two United States fire departments are $2 million richer after the latest round of Assistance to Firefighters Grants were announced today... More Round 6 2007 AFGP Winners Announced - 2007 AFGP Award Center From CHIEF Grants - August 31, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced Round 6 Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grants, awarding 2 grants totaling over $2 million to America's fire departments... 2007 AFGP Award Center Award for 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Announced From DHS - August 31, 2007 The Federal Emergency Management Agency today announced an award for the Fiscal Year 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER), awarding 1 grant to a fire department in the United States... 2006 SAFER Grant Award List 2007 AFGP Winners Announced - 2007 AFGP Award Center From CHIEF Grants - August 24, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grants, awarding grants to fire departments throughout the United States... 2007 AFGP Award Center Awards for FY 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Announced From CHIEF Grants - August 24, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced awards for the Fiscal Year 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), awarding grants to fire departments in the United States... 2007 AFGP Award Center Federal Register Announces Changes to NTIA PSIC Radio Requirements From CHIEF Grants - August 20, 2007 Significant changes have been instituted in to the NTIA Public Safety Interoperable Communications grant program, according to the Aug. 20, 2007 Federal Register. Of primary interest to departments is the removal of the requirement that grants for equipment under this program must be for 700mhz technology. That requirement was removed from the original NOFA. The program now includes most public safety radio spectrums. For further details, please carefully read this amendment... More Awards for 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Announced From DHS - August 17, 2007 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced awards for the Fiscal Year 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER), awarding grants to fire departments in the United States... 2006 SAFER Grant Award List DHS Announces Additional $260 Million in Supplemental Grants Funding From DHS - August 16, 2007 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today supplemental Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 grant guidance and application kits for three grant programs: the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP), Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP), and Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program... More DHS Releases 2007 AFGP "Dear John" Letters From CHIEF Grants - August 16, 2007 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its first round of rejection letters, or "dear john" letters, for the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). For more information, follow the AFGP Dear John discussions in the Firehouse.com Forums. P.S. Have you received a dear john letter? If so, it's time for you to enroll in a CHIEF Grants Seminar. 2006 FP&S Grant Award Announcements From DHS - August 10, 2007 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants, awarding 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 Ceres, CA From CHIEF Grants - August 8, 2007 CHIEF Grants' public safety grant-writing training is coming to Ceres, CA. 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Full Seminar Info & Registration 2007-2008 Schedule National Tour $499 (Early Birds, $449) Agency-Hosted $349 (Early Birds, $299) Sept. 11-12, Milwaukee, WI Sept. 25-26, Denver, CO Oct. 2-3, Baltimore, MD Oct. 18-19, Hazard, KY Oct. 27-28, Montgomery, IN Nov. 6-7, Las Vegas, NV Dec. 4-5, Nashville, TN Dec. 8-9, Aledo, TX Dec. 15-16, Johnstown, PA Jan. 3-4, Ceres, CA Jan. 12-13, Pittsford, NY Jan. 22-23, San Antonio, TX Feb. 6-7, Atlanta, GA Feb. 16-17, McMechen, WV Feb. 22-23, Waterford, MI New Products » Request a Quote Call (888) 588-8569 Order Online New Colors! 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