Grant Examples
Here are a couple of examples you can use to summarize why you need grant money to purchase WEATHERPAK™ or C-5 SAM™ stations.
Example 1: We are requesting the WEATHERPAK™ for enhancing firefighter safety by providing accurate, site-specific weather data that is required for operating chemical plume software during hazardous emergencies and natural disasters. This equipment is used in combination with our US EPA CAMEO®/ALOHA® software during hazardous emergencies. It also has interoperable communication capabilities with state and county EMA’s, government agencies, military divisions, CBRNE equipment, and the ability to network with other weather stations.
Example 2: We are requesting the WEATHERPAK™ MTR portable meteorological station to assist our emergency response personnel during hazardous incidences, natural disasters and possible terrorist attacks. This weather monitoring station is essential in aiding and ensuring the health and safety of the public, emergency responders, and recovery workers. This equipment is used in combination with US EPA CAMEO®/ALOHA® software during hazardous emergencies. It also has interoperable communication capabilities with state and county EMA’s, government agencies, military divisions, CBRNE equipment, and the ability to network with other weather stations.
Example for Justification for Requested Equipment
Can also be used in a "Narrative" Section
Example 1: The WEATHERPAK™ MTR is critical equipment needed to strengthen our preparedness to respond, protect, and recover from hazardous emergencies, natural disasters, and possible terrorist attacks. The WEATHERPAK™ is very easy to deploy and operate and does not create additional risks or disasters. It can be deployed in seconds at the scene of a disaster incident. It will transmit life-saving data immediately, including wind speed and direction, and more importantly, sigma-theta (air turbulence—the biggest factor in chemical dispersion). The equipment is designed to go in the hot zone and can be submerged for a decon, which is exclusive to the WEATHERPAK™ and desirable for a meteorological station. The nature of HazMat response dictates that equipment be easy to deploy and operate; it must withstand rough handling and harsh conditions; be accurate and reliable; and not create additional risks or disasters. Current weather at the site of a HazMat incident is the most important determinant of where, how far, and in what concentration a hazardous material will travel. This important equipment is needed in the first line of emergency response and incident management. It is a rapid response tool used following the release of a hazardous material or a natural disaster and also for routine monitoring of an area where a spill is likely to take place, i.e, around chemical manufacturing facilities or storage facilities. Our department uses the US EPA chemical plume model software CAMEO®/ALOHA®. The WEATHERPAK™ station automatically updates this EPA software with accurate data for on-scene plume modeling. The impact of not receiving accurate site-specific data from the WEATHERPAK™ may result in injury or death due to the lack of important data. Since the weather station will automatically update the software, our team does not need to have a firefighter manually input the data into the software, so we will not be short one emergency responder during an incident. First responders deal with very serious emergencies and should not have to take a guess at the weather data for that scene. Our department will benefit greatly from the portable meteorological station because it will help us in a quick response and formulation of a course of action to ensure the incident is quickly and safely resolved. Training of the WEATHERPAK™ portable station is included in the package. Our department and community will benefit from this equipment’s ability to improve our response and recovery from hazardous emergencies and natural disasters.
