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(d) Personal protective eQUiument acauisition: DHS may make grants for acquiring PPE required for active firefighting personnel by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other PPE for firefighting personnel. Eligible PPE includes clothing for structural and/or wildland fire suppression, such as "turnout gear" or "bunker gear" (including boots, pants, coats, gloves, hoods, goggles, vests, helmets, coveralls, and fire shelters), SCBAs, spare cylinders, and PASS. We will limit funding for SCBAs to the number of seated positions based on the applicant's firefighting vehicle fleet unless otherwise justified in the narrative. Each SCBA request will be limited to one spare cylinder unless adequately justified. Protective clothing for response to hazardous materials incidents and other specialized incidents is also eligible under this activity. Protective clothing that is designed for EMS activities or for response to CBRNE incidents are also eligible in this activity. Eligible PPE for CBRNE incidents includes SCBAs that have been certified for use in CBRN atmospheres and PPE that is nationally certified for use in CBRNE incidents. It is not necessary for every SCBA request to be CBRN-certified. We will not fund CBRN- certified SCBA unless such a requestis adequately justified in the narrative and directly related to the State's homeland security plan. Eligible PPE for EMS activities includes PPE ensembles (coats and trousers) that afford universal precautions against exposure to infectious diseases, etc. The purchase of three-quarterlength rubber boots is an ineligible expenditure under this activity since it precludes the effective use of the eligible PPE cited above. Uniforms (formaUparade or station/duty) or uniform items (hats, badges, etc.) are also ineligible expenditures under this activity. Personal communications equipment such as ��