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State Homeland Security Grant

January 25, 2012

With the FY2010 State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has purchased and outfitted two Chevrolet Tahoes to be used as K-9 transport vehicles for the Shreveport Fire Department Bomb Squad. 

The total grant award for the purchase of this equipment was $66,000. 

In previous grant years Caddo-Bossier OHSEP has assisted with purchasing the following equipment for the Shreveport Fire Department Bomb Squad:

FY2003 SHSP – Robot- $130,000

FY2005 SHSP -  Explosive Ordinance Disposal Vehicle- $155,000

FY2006 SHSP - EOD equipment- $45,000

FY2008 SHSP - EOD equipment- $50,000 

This is a total of $446,000.00 in Homeland Security grants that have helped assist the Shreveport Fire Department to keep up with the advances in technology and equipment for their Bomb Squad.