Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #95
Public Safety / First Responder Training Equipment
 
Requester: E. Ann McGee, President Organization: Seminole Community College
 
Project Title: Public Safety / First Responder Training Equipment Date Submitted 12/21/2007 4:03:33 PM
 
Sponsors: Adams
 
Statewide Interest:
Training of police, fire, paramedic, and other public safety/first responders for employment in Central Florida and throughout the state.
 
Recipient: Seminole Community College   Contact: Donald J. Payton, Director of Governmental Relations  
  100 Weldon Blvd   Contact Phone: (321) 377-7591  
  Sanford 32773   Contact email: paytond@scc-fl.edu
 
Counties: Seminole
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
Purchase of training equipment, simulators, and vehicles for SCC's police, fire and paramedic training programs
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Purchase of equipment needed for SCC's public safety/first responder training programs, including: (1) gas prop in an additional area of the Structural Live Fire Simulator; (2) LP gas and flammable liquid "quad prop"; (3) vehicle fire prop; (4) replacement of a 30 year-old fire truck; (5) vehicles and equipment for the police training program; (6) patient simulator manikins for the EMT and paramedic training programs.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $1,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Yes
  Agency Education, Department Of
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: needs assessment by the State Fire Marshall, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training dated 8/03/07
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Seminole County Legislative Delegation December 5,2007
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No