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Table of Contents: 1.) Homeland Security receives $4 billion of war bill. 2.) Is more money going to big-city first responders? 3.) National Arson Awareness Week is scheduled for May 4-10.
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HOMELAND SECURITY Homeland Security Receives $4 Billion of War Bill The Department of Homeland Security will receive $4 billion of the $79 billion bill Congress recently approved to pay for the war. President George W. Bush has already signed the bill into law. State and local legislators, who have complained for months that heightened security measures called for by the federal government are taking a huge bite out of their budgets, will share about $2.2 billion. About one-third of the money, $700 million, will go to urban areas such as New York, Washington and other cities considered prime terrorism targets. View Full Story
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FIRST RESPONDERS 2. Is More Money Going to Big City First Responders? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced approximately $100 million from the fiscal year 2003 budget will be dedicated to help large urban areas prepare for terrorist threats. But it isn't clear just how the money will get to the cities, according to Alan Caldwell, director of government relations for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). View Full Story
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FIRE SAFETY 3. National Arson Awareness Week Scheduled for May 4-10 This year's Arson Awareness Week theme is "Arson is NOT a Victimless Crime." Partnering with the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) to sponsor the week are the Insurance Committee for Arson Control (ICAC) and the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU).
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