GCSO to receive portable power generator and 500-gal. fuel trailer

GRANT COUNTY – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will be getting two crucial pieces of equipment from the state as part of the State Preparedness and Incident Response Grant. Our local sheriff’s department received a portable power generator along with a 500-gallon fuel trailer. Both the Sheriff and Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Bush have mentioned these grant opportunities earlier on Coffee Time.

Find the release from the state below:

(Press Release from the Oregon Department of Emergency Management)

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced the recipients of the second round of its $5 million State Preparedness and Incident Response Equipment (SPIRE) Grant. The SPIRE Grant funds the purchase and distribution of equipment to be used during an emergency to decrease the risk of loss of life and property damage.

The grant’s most recent round funded 45 awardees with 64 pieces of equipment (a full list of equipment and recipients can be found at the bottom of this release).

“The SPIRE Grant provides practical equipment to help save lives and property during emergencies by allowing for a more efficient response at the local level,” said OEM Grants Coordinator Carole Sebens. “Oregon Department of Emergency Management is prioritizing filling gaps in communities across Oregon to ensure our partners have the equipment they need to respond to emergencies and disasters that may impact their region.” 

Applications were open to any organization responsible for or containing expertise in emergency preparedness that is a local government, special government body, or a 501(c)(3) private organization, including federally recognized tribes. A selection committee comprised of volunteers from different emergency management disciplines and geographic areas reviewed the applications using criteria provided by the state. Recipients were selected based on four principles: The demonstrated need, the ability to keep and maintain the equipment, an inventory process and a commitment to partnership-based support. 

The first round of the SPIRE Grant took place in 2019 and funded 79 awardees with 81 pieces of equipment, ranging from water purification trailers, mass casualty incident support trailers and high-axle all-terrain vehicles to portable power generators, fuel transportation tankers and mobile water tankers. A third grant round will open later this year.

Learn more at oregon.gov/oem/emresources/Grants/Pages/Spire.aspx.

SPIRE Grant Round Two Equipment and Recipients

500 Gallon Fuel Trailer
City of Cannon Beach
City of Dallas Police Department
City of Gresham
City of Oakland
Clatsop County Emergency Management
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Southwestern Polk County Rural Fire District
Tualatin Valley Water District

Communications/Tactical Command Vehicle
Wasco County Emergency Management 

Communication Unit
Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management

Durable 10+Pax Transport Vehicle
Clackamas County Fire District No. 1 (2)

Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard (E.M.I.L.Y)
City of Grants Pass Fire Rescue
Douglas County Fire District No. 2

High-Axle Vehicle
Central Cascades Fire & EMS
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

Low-Water Rescue Boat
Columbia River Fire & Rescue 
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Garibaldi Fire Department
Jackson County Fire District No. 4

Mobile Command Center (Trailer)
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management

Mobile Water Tanker
City of Cannon Beach
Tualatin Valley Water District
Woodburn Fire District

Morgue Trailer
Multnomah County Emergency Management

Portable Lighting
Clatsop County Emergency Management 
Lane County Public Works (2)
Multnomah County Emergency Management
Tillamook County Emergency Management

Portable Power Generator
City of Detroit
City of Manzanita
City of Medford
City of Talent
Clatsop County Emergency Management
Douglas County Fleet Services
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Marion County Fire District 1
Oakland Rural Fire District
Polk County Public Works
South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps
Tualatin Valley Water District

Power Generation (Solar)
South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps (2)

Response Trailer for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
Clackamas Fire District No. 1
Eugene Springfield Fire

Sandbagging Machine
City of Halfway
Polk County Emergency Management 

Snow Cat
Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency 

Traffic Message Board
City of Lake Oswego
Lane County Public Works

Unmanned Search and Rescue Imaging Vehicles
City of Grants Pass Police Department
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Eugene Police Department
Jackson County Sheriff Search and Rescue
Scappoose Rural Fire District

Urban Search and Rescue Side by Side w/Trailer
Clackamas Fire District No. 1
Eugene Springfield Fire
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

Vehicle Barrier System w/Trailer
Ashland Police Department
City of Grants Pass Police Department
City of Medford

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