2014/15 Budget
Grants
FINANCING SOURCES
EXPENDITURES
Contingencies
14%
Other Requirements
1%
Fixed Assets
5%
Salaries & Benefits
62%
Fund
Fund
Balance
Balance
15%
15%
Reserve
Reserve
Transfers InIn
Transfers
5%
5%
Other
Other
Revenue
Revenue
1% 1%
Operations
18%
County
County
General
General
Fund
Fund
Support
Support
11%
11%
Taxes
Taxes
22%
22%
Homeland Security Grant Program
Total: $164,816,627
Capital Set-Asides
Capital Replacement
Termination Benefits
Total
30,077,032
6,943,698
$36,020,730
* Fees & ServicCharges include service contracts
Fees &
Fees
&
Service
Service
Charges
Charges
42%
42%
Other
Other
Governmental
&
Government
Grants
al & Grants
4%
4%
The San Bernardino County Fire Office of Emergency Services (OES)
manages the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) for the
Operational Area (OA) of San Bernardino County. Through coordination
with the Approval Authority, the grant award is allocated among
local jurisdictions, law enforcement and fire agencies, and other local
agencies for planning, training/exercise, and equipment projects that
meet the objectives and strategies of HSGP. The 2014 HSGP award for
the entire OA was $2,204,020. Jurisdictions used their HSGP allocations
to purchase personal protective equipment, thermal imaging optics,
public address systems, and personnel/package screening systems. OES
enhanced the San Bernardino County CERT program through planning and
printing projects, and developed a standardized OA training template for OA
EOC Responders.
Emergency Management Program Grant
The 2014 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) allocation of
$564,131 allowed the emergency management community of San Bernardino
County to complete various training, planning, and equipment projects.
Utilizing 2014 EMPG, cities/towns were able to revise their Emergency
Operations Plans (EOP), develop and implement a Multi-Year Training Plan,
and enhance or maintain their Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) programs.In August 2014, cities/towns, and County departments
committed resources while responding to and repairing damage caused by
severe weather storms. OES used its 2014 EMPG allocation to bring Disaster
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Cost Recovery training to the County to help County departments, cities and
towns navigate through one of the most complex aspects of a disaster: cost
recovery. Other OES projects included Public Information Officer training and
projects that included A/V Press Patch, whiteboards, a portable PA system,
and other equipment that would aid the Joint Information Center at the
Emergency Operations Center.
Mountain Residents Receive Assistance with
Roof Replacement
County Fire continues working with FEMA to execute the Legislative Pre
Disaster Management Grant (LPDM) grant to replace wood shake shingle
roofs in mountain residential areas. As these areas are designated high fire
hazard in the County’s Development Code, eliminating wood shingle roofs
will reduce the potential for a catastrophic wildland fire. By working in
collaboration with County Fire, Big Bear Lake Fire, the Mountain Area Safety
Taskforce, and Cal OES, and within the FEMA guidelines, the homeowner can
receive from FEMA 75% of the replacement cost up to $4,500.
Through team efforts of County Fire and Big Bear Lake Fire, the planning phase
(PL14) and the implementation of the reroofing project (PJ02) have been
completed ahead of schedule which resulted in savings that were reallocated
to the final reroofing project (PJ15) of the LPDM grant. As of June 30, 2015, the
PJ15 is 62% complete and is ahead of schedule. Once PJ15 is closed
out, the LPDM grant would be considered complete with the reroofing
of almost 2,000 wood shingle roofs.
Ready! Set! Go! can help you prepare for a Wildfire.
Get your free information kit at www.sbcfire.org.
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