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... NAtioNAl CooperAtive HigHwAy reseArCH progrAm Responsible Senior Program Officer: Stephan A Parker November 2013 C O N T E N T S Introduction, 1 Research Method, 2 Federal Laws and Regulations, 2 "First Responder" as a Term of Popular Use, 6 State Schemes, 7 Federal Grants Programs, 7 Conclusion, 12 Appendix: States' Use of Term "First Responder", A-1 THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF "FIRST RESPONDER" This digest presents the results of NCHRP Project 20-59(41)
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... 2services provided by emergency service providers, as that term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
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... 3acted as partial precursors to the currently most commonly known disaster relief agency within the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) .8 The available funding mechanisms were later expanded after various natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.
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... 5grants "to States to assist State, regional, tribal and local jurisdictions to identify, plan, and implement the most efficient and effective way for such jurisdictions" to use and become part of the "nationwide public safety broadband network"36 that is also to be established under the Act.37 Each state must designate a single officer or governmental body to serve as the coordinator of implementation of the grant funds.38 According to NTIA's Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity, the eligible applicants for grant funds are the "56 States and territories," citing 47 U.S.C.
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... 649 See, for example, http://federal.fcc.gov/pshs/services/priorityservices/tsp.html (Last visited June 16, 2013)
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... 7In another instance of federal documents, other than regulations and law, that use the term "first responder" to refer to fire and emergency response personnel, the curriculum of a course for emergency medical technicians funded by the NHTSA, in the preface to the description of its program, states that the "term First Responder has been applied to the first individual who arrives at the scene regardless of the individual's type of credential."54 This expansive description is not a formal definition with legal significance, but is another example of the popular use of the term to refer to emergency response providers, in this case, emergency medical technicians. In 2003, President Bush issued a Homeland Security Directive on the subject of national preparedness, HSPD-8.55 The purpose of this Presidential Directive was to establish "policies to strengthen the preparedness" of the country to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies.
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... 868 http://federal.federalgrantswire.com/assistance-to-firefightersgrant.html (Last visited June 16, 2013)
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... 9additionally asks for information on the current status of the equipment, facilities, and other funding being received by the grantee.76 The grant funding priorities differ with each application and FEMA has discretion on which departments receive the grant dollars and how much money to award. The funding, however, is generally awarded on need.77 Homeland Security Grant Program According to the DHS website showing those grant programs available in Fiscal Year 2013, the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)
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... 11 sive devices and other non-conventional weapons.107 The awards are made competitively.108 Guidelines •• The port areas have been designated as Group I (highest risk) and Group II (all other port areas)
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... 12 126 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (codified at 15 U.S.C.
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... A -1 State Health/Emergency Safety Terrorism Other Arkansas A.C.A.
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... A -2 Florida Fla.
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... A -3 Florida (continued)
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... A -4 Hawaii (continued) of the state and in a capacity determined by the director of health." H.R.S.
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... A -5 Illinois (continued) Persons who have already completed a course of instruction in emergency first response based on or equivalent to the national curriculum of the United States Department of Transportation, or as otherwise previously recognized by the Department, shall be considered First Responders on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
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... A -6 Indiana (continued)
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... A -7 Louisiana (continued)
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... A -8 Louisiana (continued)
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... A -9 Massachusetts (continued) district trained to administer first aid; provided, however, that first responders shall not include police officers, fire fighters and persons engaged in police and fire work whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative.
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... A -10 Minnesota (continued) recognized by a local political subdivision whose primary responsibility is to respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service.
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... A -11 Missouri (continued) States Department of Transportation and any modifications to such curricula specified by the department through rules adopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245 and who provides emergency medical care through employment by or in association with an emergency medical response agency.
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... A -12 New Jersey (continued) "First Responder-D" means a First Responder who is certified by the commissioner to perform cardiac defibrillation.
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... A -13 North Carolina (continued) personnel, fire department personnel, and emergency medical personnel who will be deployed to bioterrorism attacks, terrorist attacks, catastrophic or natural disasters, or emergencies.
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... A -14 Oklahoma (continued) Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Development Act and in accordance with the rules and standards promulgated by the Board.
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... A -15 Texas (continued)
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... A -16 Washington (continued)
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... A -17 (continued on next page) West Virginia W
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... A -18 Wisconsin (continued)
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... Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ISBN 978-0-309-28369-4 9 780309 283694 9 0 0 0 0 Subscriber Categories: Law • Security and Emergencies These digests are issued in order to increase awareness of research results emanating from projects in the Cooperative Research Programs (CRP)

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