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Dept/ Agency: Fire
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Accepting a Donation
Gift: Shoring Support Vehicle
Purpose: To enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas
Entity Name: Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
Entity Address: 500C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472
Gift Value: $
City Contribution: $ 0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: /$
Contract Period: N/A
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the United States Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program's mission is to enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas through direct assistance to participating jurisdictions in developing an integrated regional system for prevention, protection, response and recovery from terrorist events or natural catastrophes; and
WHEREAS, the Northern New Jersey UASI is comprised of the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic and Union as well as the core cities of Newark and Jersey City; and
WHEREAS, in November 2003 the Northern New Jersey UASI formed the Metro Urban Search and Rescue Strike Team ("MUST") to provide first response capability to acts of terrorism and natural disasters, especially when these events take place in transportation infrastructures such as bridges, tunnels, and railways; and
WHEREAS, the Northern New Jersey UASI has agreed to fund an initiative for the procurement of a Shoring Support Vehicle from a grant (09-10) issued by the United State Department of Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark as one of the core cities comprising UASI and as a member of the USAR Strike Team is slated to receive a Shoring Support Vehicle; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Fire Department or local government of the City of Newark shall be the title holder of the vehicle and ...
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