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additional consideration in the cost-benefit assessmentif the application makes it into the <br />competitive range. <br />We believe this grant program will achieve the greatest benefits if we provide <br />funds to fire departments purchasing basic firefighting, rescue, EMS, and CBRNE <br />preparedness equipment that they have never owned prior to the grant or to replace used <br />or obsolete firefighting equipment. Our second priority will be to fund departments that <br />are seeking to e�pand into new mission areas, and therefore those departments will <br />receive a lower competitive rating than departments seeking reserve equipment. <br />Additionally, among departments that serve similar types of communities, those that have <br />high call volumes will be afforded a higher competitive rating than those that have low <br />call volumes. <br />The purchase of equipment that brings the department into statutory (or OSHA) <br />compliance will provide the highest benefit and therefore will receive the highest <br />consideration. The purchase of equipment that brings a department into voluntary <br />compliance with national standards will also receive a high competitive rating, but it will <br />not be as high as for the training that brings a department into statutory compliance. <br />Equipment that does not have an effect on statutory compliance or voluntary compliance <br />with a national standard will receive a lower competitive rating. <br />(iv) Personal Protective Eauivment Acauisition. One of the stated purposes of <br />this grant program is to protect the health and safety of firefighters. To achieve this goal <br />and maximize the benefit to the fireiighting community, we believe that we must fund <br />those applicants needing to provide PPE to a high percentage of their personnel. <br />Accordingly, we will give the highest competitive rating in this category to fire <br />�9 <br />