FULL Flame Assist 2016

Wildfires affect the federal budget both directly and indirectly. Directly,=
 federal spending on fire suppression on federal lands averaged $2.5 billio=
n per fiscal year (in 2020 dollars) between 2016 and 2020. Indirectly, the =
federal budget is affected through spending on health care following smoke =
exposure, disruptions to military operations, agricultural assistance, and =
risks to federal timber sales.

FULL Flame Assist 2016
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Fire management assistance grants (FMAGs) are provided to state and local g=
overnments to mitigate, manage, and control fires on both public and privat=
e lands. They are the most common wildfire-related type of disaster assista=
nce provided, and they have the smallest average obligations per disaster. =
For the 266 fire management assistance declarations made from 2016 to 2020,=
 the average amount of federal funds obligated totaled $3 million. States s=
eek assistance through FMAGs when a wildfire is burning under such conditio=
ns that it threatens to become a major disaster and when eligible firefight=
ing costs exceed a predetermined threshold.

If a fire causes damage that exceeds the capacity of state and local govern=
ments to respond, affected communities may request that the President issue=
 an emergency declaration. (Emergency declarations are not limited to wildf=
ires or other natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, or severe sto=
rms; they can be made for any instance when the President decides federal a=
ssistance is needed.) Four wildfires received emergency declarations from 2=
016 to 2020. An emergency declaration allows for federal resources to suppl=
ement state and local efforts to provide emergency services or to lessen th=
e threat of further disruptions. Those federal funds may be used to assist =
local public authorities with providing emergency protective measures and r=
emoving debris. Assistance to individuals is limited to housing and other i=
mmediate needs. Under an emergency declaration, the federal government pays=
 the entire cost of individual housing assistance and 75 percent of the cos=
t of public assistance and other individual needs.

For the nine wildfires designated as major disasters from 2016 to 2020, obl=
igations averaged $394 million for public and hazard-mitigation assistance =
and $21 million for individual and household assistance (as of April 8, 202=
2). Those amounts may continue to increase as state and local governments i=
mplement required repairs over the coming years.

Persons selected for employment as a Fire Fighter II are placed in a three-=
year apprenticeship program. A Fire Fighter II performs the full-range of f=
irefighting duties including responding to alarms as a member of an engine =
crew on such fire apparatus as engines or water tenders, entering burning a=
reas and structures with charged hose lines, and ventilating buildings. A F=
ire Fighter II assists in the training of seasonal and volunteer fire fight=
ers and may assist in making fire prevention inspections. Fire Fighters II =
assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance and repair.

We were in Chalet Village when the area was engulfed in flame and smoke. Lu=
cky we had a couple P100 full face respirators from painting project we had=
 the year before so that made it to where we could keep as much sense about=
 us as possible in the choas. We ended up driving in a panic but managed to=
 got out of there by the skin of our teeth. Our car was basically trashed, =
but our lives were spared. We ran over a pretty thick tree and almost got s=
tuck on the way but managed to reverse out of there, when we reversed we hi=
t a tree with the rear of the car but got unstuck from the front, luckily o=
ur bags didnt deploy and the car was still operable. We saw a disabled car =
that wasnt so lucky and I got out of the car and was able to get them safel=
y to our vehicle and out of there, and let them use one of the respirators.



September 1, 2016 10:11am
Company 07 was called in on a second alarm to assist Holmes Fire Company wi=
th a building fire in Ridley Township. Crews assisted with opening up a wal=
l to expose and extinguish the fire behind it, then helped with overhaul an=
d some clean up.

August 11, 2016 All Day
The day started at with a call at 11:06am in Ridley Park Borough for a smok=
e detector sounding in an apartment. There was no smoke or fire. At 1:46pm,=
 RPFD assisted Prospect Park Fire Company with a call for smoke in the buil=
ding at Prospect Park Care Center. After returning from that call, the crew=
 was called back to assist with evacuation that same building due to a powe=
r outage from the previous emergency.

July 25, 2016 10:55am
Company 07 was dispatched to assist Holmes Fire Company in Ridley Township =
with evacuating an area after several PECO poles were torn down by a truck,=
 causing a power outage to the area during an extreme heat wave.

July 18, 2016 4:24pm
Company 07 assisted Tinicum Township Fire Company at a building fire in a c=
lassroom of Tinicum Township School. Company 48 put a quick knock on the fi=
re and 07 assisted with checking for extension on the roof and then ventila=
ting and cleaning up.

June 15, 2016 6:58pm
Working building fire in Ridley Park with heavy fire showing on the second =
floor. There was no entrapment. Crews led off with a hand-line, threw ladde=
rs, and ventilated the structure. Thanks to a quick stop, most damage was c=
onfined the second floor, and the contents of the first floor were saved. C=
rews helped salvage that apartment by leaving tarps inside, which minimized=
 the water damage. Thanks to Prospect Park, Eddystone, Tinicum Township, Ho=
lmes, and Milmont Park Fire Companies as well as to Canteen 67, Tinicum Tow=
nship and Norwood ambulances and Medic 102A for their assistance.

Company 07 was dispatched along with the rest of the 12th District Fire Com=
panies to a building fire in a Tinicum Township motel.
The caller reported flames coming from the floorboards and smoke from the v=
ents. Company 48 led off with an 1 3/4 handline and the crew from 07 assist=
ed with gaining access to a crawl space (using an attic ladder) where the f=
ire was located and then assisted with clean up once it was extinguished.
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