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Personal protective equipment acquisition

The program gives a high competitive rating to those departments that have a high percentage of active firefighting staff who do not have any PPE and to departments applying for funds to purchase PPE to equip 100% of their active firefighting staff or on-duty staff, as appropriate. Further, departments replacing obsolete or substandard equipment or purchasing equipment for a new mission will be rated LOWER than departments purchasing particular equipment for the first time.

Eligible expenditures under this activity include (but are not necessarily limited to):
* PASS devices (as long as they meet current national standards)
* Clothing for structural and/or wildland fire suppression, such as turnout gear or bunker gear
* Boots
* Pants
* Gloves
* Hoods
* Goggles
* Vests
* Helmets
* Coveralls
* Fire shelters
* Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
* Spare cylinders
* Personal alert safety systems
* Protective clothing for response to hazardous materials incidents and other specialized incidents
Ineligible expenditures under this activity include:
* Three-quarter length rubber boots
* Uniforms (formal/parade or station/duty)
* Uniform items (such as hats and badges)
* Personal communications equipment (Note that personal communications equipment is eligible under the “Firefighting Equipment Acquisition” activity.)