Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-37 - FIREFIGHTERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING › Section 69A-37.503 - Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Firefighter Cancer Decontamination
				Equipment Grant Program is established pursuant to Section
				 633.137, F.S. The Firefighter
				Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program is created within the Division
				of State Fire Marshal to help protect the health and safety of firefighters in
				this state. The program will provide financial assistance to help fire
				departments, including volunteer fire departments, procure equipment, supplies,
				and educational training designed to mitigate exposure to hazardous,
				cancer-causing chemicals. This grant program will only be carried out when
				funds have been allocated by the legislature to the Division for the grant
				period. To participate in the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment
				Grant Program, an eligible applicant must submit a completed Form DFS-K4-2300,
				Application for Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program, by
				mail to the Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Standards and
				Training, 11655 N.W. Gainesville Road, Ocala, Florida 34482, or through the
				online portal at:
https://dfs-k4-2300.questionpro.com
.
				Form DFS-K4-2300 is incorporated by reference in subsection
				 69A-37.039(2),
				F.A.C., and is available on the Division's website at:
http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/BFST/BFSTForms.htm
.
(2) Objective. The objective of this program
				is to award grants to eligible applicants on an as need-based basis in order to
				distribute equipment and training in a manner that leads to the greatest
				reduction in incidences of firefighters being exposed to hazardous,
				cancer-causing chemicals.
(3)
				Eligibility. An eligible applicant is an organization organized and operating
				in the state of Florida that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is a fire service provider as defined by
				subsection  69A-37.501(4),
				F.A.C.;
(b) Is recorded as a fire
				department in the Division's online electronic database (
https://myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/FCDICE/default.htm
);
(c) Has a Florida fire department
				identification (FDID) number as defined in Rule
				 69A-66.007, F.A.C.;
(d) Has submitted the Florida Fire Service
				Needs Assessment, Form DFS-K4-2191, which is incorporated by reference in Rule
				 69A-37.039, F.A.C., and is
				available on the Division's website at:
http:www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/BFST/BFSTForms.htm
.
				The applicant shall have completed this survey during the most recent survey
				period of April 1st through May 31st in the same calendar year of the
				Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program application period
				start date; however, for the first year of this program, the Department waives
				the submittal deadline;
(e) Is
				compliant with the Florida Firefighters Occupational Health and Safety Act
				(Sections  633.502 -
				 633.536, F.S.) or has a plan for
				correction for any noncompliance issue filed with the Division. The applicant
				must have completed a compliance inspection within the previous three years of
				the grant award or agree to have a compliance inspection conducted prior to the
				grant award; and
(f) Is compliant
				with the requirement to submit fire incident data as required in Rule
				 69A-66.004,
				F.A.C.