FEMA grant for port security

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The City of Pensacola received notice from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that its Port of Pensacola had been awarded a $315,375 grant for FY 2018 for a Maritime Fire Training Simulator through the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). The simulator will be used for port response, incident control and hazard mitigation training by firefighters, law enforcement officers, hazardous materials teams, port response staff and incident command staff. The PSGP provides supports communities for addressing security needs of the country’s maritime ports. The grant requires $105,125 in local matching funds, which will come from Local Option Sales Tax funding, according to Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen. (Source: City of Pensacola 10/24/17)