[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 44, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 44CFR152.2] [Page 390-391] TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PART 152--ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Sec. 152.2 Definitions. Active firefighter is a member of a fire department or organization in good standing that is qualified to respond to and extinguish fires or perform other fire department emergency services and has actively participated in such activities during the past year. Career department is a fire suppression agency or organization in which all active firefighters are assigned regular duty shifts and receive financial compensation for their services rendered on behalf of the department. Combination department is a fire suppression agency or organization in which at least one active firefighter receives financial compensation for his/her services rendered on behalf of the department and at least one active firefighter does not receive financial compensation for his/ her services rendered on behalf of the department other than life/health insurance, workmen's compensation insurance, length of service awards, pay per-call or per-hour, or similar token compensation. Construction is the creation of a new structure or any modification of the footprint or profile of an existing structure. Changes or renovations to an existing structure that do not change the footprint or profile of the structure but exceed either $10,000 or 50 percent of the value of the structure, are also considered construction. Changes that are less than $10,000 and/or 50 percent of the value of the structure are considered renovations. Direct delivery of training is training conducted within a training organization's own jurisdiction using the organization's own resources (trainers, facilities, equipment, etc.). Fire department or fire department of a State is an agency or organization that has a ``formally recognized arrangement'' with a State, local or tribal authority (city, county, parish, fire district, township, town, or other non-Federal governing body) to provide fire suppression, fire prevention and rescue services within a fixed geographical area. (1) A fire department can apply for assistance for its emergency medical services unit provided the unit falls organizationally under the auspices of the fire department. (2) Fire departments that are Federal, or contracted by the Federal government and whose sole responsibility is suppression of fires on Federal installations, are not eligible for this grant program. Fire departments or fire stations that are not independent but are part of, or controlled by a larger fire department or agency are typically not eligible. Fire departments that are for-profit departments (i.e., do not have specific non-profit status or are not municipally based) are not eligible to apply for assistance under this program. Also not eligible for this program are ambulance services, rescue squads, auxiliaries, dive teams, urban search and rescue teams, fire service organizations or associations, and State/local agencies such as a forest service, fire marshal, hospitals, and training offices. Firefighter see the definition of Active firefighter in this section. First-due response area is a geographical area in proximity to a fire or rescue facility and normally served by the personnel and apparatus from that facility in the event of a fire or other emergency as the first responders. Formally recognized arrangement is an agreement between the fire department and a local jurisdiction such that the jurisdiction has publicly deemed that the fire department has the first-response responsibilities within a fixed geographical area of the jurisdiction. Often this agreement is recognized or reported to the appropriate State entity with cognizance over fire department such as registration with the State Fire Marshal's office or the agreement is specifically contained in the fire department's or jurisdiction's charter. Integrated communication systems and devices are equipment or systems for [[Page 391]] dispatch centers or communication infrastructure. Examples of these include 911 systems, computer-aided dispatch systems, global positioning systems, towers, fixed repeaters, etc. New mission is a first-responder function that a department has never delivered in the past or that was once delivered but has since been abandoned by the department due to the lack of funding or community support. Examples include technical search and rescue, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, etc. A new mission does not include services already provided from existing facilities. Opening additional stations to provide similar services would be considered an expansion of existing services. Population means permanent residents in the first-due response area or jurisdiction served by the applicant. It does not include seasonal population or any population in area that the fire department responds to under mutual/automatic aid agreements. Prop is something that can be held up in a classroom or moved from site to site in order to facilitate or enhance the training experience. A training tower (pre-fabricated or constructed) is not a prop. Renovation means changes or alterations or modifications to an existing structure that do not exceed either $10,000 or 50 percent of the value of the structure and do not involve a change in the footprint or profile of the structure. State means any of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Supplies means any expendable property that typically has a one-time use limit and an expectation of being replaced within one year. Vehicle is a mechanized device used for carrying passengers, goods, or equipment. Examples of vehicles include, but are not limited to: pumpers, brush trucks, tankers, tenders, attack pumpers, rescue (transport and non-transport), ambulances, foam units, quints, aerials, ladders, towers, hazmat vehicles, squads, crash rescue (ARFF), boats, hovercraft, planes, and helicopters. Volunteer Department is a fire suppression agency or organization in which no active firefighters are considered full-time employees, and which no members receive financial compensation for their services rendered on behalf of the department other than life/health insurance, workers' compensation insurance, length of service awards, pay per-call or per-hour, or similar token compensation.