{"id":15481,"date":"2020-04-27T17:05:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T17:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unimac.com\/latam\/?p=15481"},"modified":"2020-04-27T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T17:05:32","slug":"fema-funds-support-ppe-for-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unimac.com\/latam\/news\/fema-funds-support-ppe-for-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA Funds Support PPE for Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One of the lessons learned from the current pandemic is the need for additional PPE<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for first responders, medical professionals and firefighters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Many fire departments have been opting to issue two sets of turnout gear, ensuring one is ready for service<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0while one is being laundered. Funding such an approach, however, is not always possible for all departments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To aid departments,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">FEMA will be accepting\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/media-library\/assets\/documents\/187460\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) applications<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0beginning April 28 and running through May 15, 2020 at 5 pm ET. While specifically geared toward PPE, it also leaves open the possibility for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">econtamination supplies and services for PPE, station-quarters, and vehicles<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With many firefighters serving as firs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">t responders during the pandemic, gear is being washed more often, which necessitates a solution that is streamlined and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0most importantly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0fast \u2013 returning gear to service\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as soon as possible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unimac.com\/latam\/products\/firefighters-ppe-system\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UniMac\u2019s total solution for PPE laundering<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0not only meets NFPA 1851 guidelines<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0but when paired with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unimac.com\/latam\/industries\/fire\/#firelinc\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FireLinc<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, it offers a simple, easy-to-use tool for logging all cleaning performed on gear.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For assistance learning about the equipment options UniMac has available for possible inclusion in your grant, please reach out to your local distributor. You can locate you closest UniMac distributor by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unimac.com\/latam\/contact\/distributor-locator\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">clicking here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the lessons learned from the current pandemic is  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":15494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,935,734],"tags":[1106],"class_list":["post-15481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-coronavirus","category-fire","tag-fema"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FEMA Funds Support PPE for Firefighters - 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