Department of Homeland Security Port Security Grant

Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security has provided Port Security Grants to smaller ports within the United States.^{[1][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} These vessels are thought to help keep the entire United States safer, because, in addition to fighting local fires, they are all equipped to help counter nuclear fallout, chemical weapons and biological weapons.

The grants are made under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.^[11] The Federal Emergency Management Agency, one of the agencies under DHS, provided $100 million worth of grants in 2015.

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  The construction of FDNY's Three Forty Three was partly supported by a port security grant.

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  Tacoma's Commencement was refurbished through a port security grant.

References

1. Edward Montgomery Graham, David Matthew Marchick (2006). US national security and foreign direct investment 978. Peterson Institute. p. 31. ISBN 0-88132-391-8.
2. "Review of the Port Security Grant Program" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. 2005-01-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
3. Lauren Dake (22 April 2014). "New Vancouver fireboat to be named Discovery". The Columbian. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014.
4. Thomas MacMillan (2013-06-17). ""Nathan Hale" hits the harbor". New Haven Independent. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-10-25. The city recently purchased the Metalcraft Firestorm 36 using grant money from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The vessel will be used by the fire and police departments for dousing fires on sea and on the shore, and search and rescue operations.
5. Nancy Guenther Chapman (2012-10-24). "New Norwalk Fire Boat Increases Homeland Security". Norwalk Daily Voice. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-10-24. It was ordered in 2009 and fully paid for by a Port Security Grant through the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Norwalk Fire Department Lt. Steve Popadoulos said. It was shipped from Oregon and delivered to Cove Marina two weeks ago.
6. Taylor Stuck. "New boat adds to the region's emergency response on river". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
7. Greg Smith (2014-09-21). "After Sept. 11, port security a regional priority". New London, Connecticut: Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-10-23. The money obtained through the grants has paid for equipment ranging from surveillance cameras and fences at State Pier in New London to patrol boats for police and fire departments, such as a $700,000 state-of-the-art firefighting boat at the Mystic Fire Department.
8. "Pumped up: Fire boat deployed for firefighting drill". Westport News. 2014-07-29. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-10-24. The fire boat, which has a pumping capacity of 2,300 gallons of water per minute, "had no problem" supplying a water deed to the pumper, which can pump 1,500 gallons per minute, fire officials reported in a statement.
9. Harold F. Cobin (2012-11-26). "City Christens New Fireboat [Video]: The 38-foot-long Robert L. Bedell was built in Oregon.". Norwalk Patch. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Besides the abililty to fight fires, the Bedell is outfitted with sensors that can detect chemicals or radiation. The grant from FEMA requires that it participate in homeland security operations on Long Island Sound.
10. "Meet Norwalk’s New Fire Boat !". Norwalk Cove. 2012-10-22. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-01. The aluminum boat, which was constructed by the Almar division of North River Boats in Roseburg Oregon, was delivered to Norwalk Cove Marina yesterday. North River personnel were familiarizing Norwalk Fire staff on the complex systems today before handing over the boat.
11. "Fiscal Year 2015 Port Security Grant Program". FEMA. 2015.