Arizona 2025 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1149 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; fire incident management grants. State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1149 Introduced by Senator Gowan AN ACT appropriating monies to the department of administration. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9	9	REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; fire incident management grants.
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14	14	REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; fire incident management grants.
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70	70	appropriating monies to the department of administration.
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80	80	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Appropriation; department of administration; fire incident management grant program A. The sum of $6,500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of administration for a fire incident management grant program. Not more than $250,000 of monies appropriated may be used by the department of administration to administer the program, including conducting audits of grant recipients. The remaining monies shall be used to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software that: 1. Enable the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and law enforcement agencies. 2. Provide a standardized incident command and management platform based on federal emergency management agency standards that enable diverse incident management and support entities to work together and ensure the following: (a) A clearly defined chain of command. (b) The use of common terminology. (c) The safety of first responders and others. (d) The achievement of response objectives. (e) The efficient use of resources. 3. Provide a collaboration and communications solution that does the following: (a) Identifies the location, status and assignment of assigned resources. (b) Allows status updates, tracking and management of an incident. (c) Allows secure messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident. (d) Allows the sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between public safety agencies. (e) Allows collaboration and information sharing between disparate agencies during a mass casualty incident. (f) Defines a federal emergency management agency or national incident management systems based organizational structure for the management of incidents. (g) Provides the ability to print standard integrated computer solutions forms for tracking and cost reimbursement. (h) Provides enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring. (i) Works in areas without internet access in a disconnected mode. (j) Provides a seamless and connected platform for notification, response and rostering. (k) Provides cross platform functionality. (l) Provides a smartphone-based application for notification, accountability and situational awareness. B. Each municipal fire department or fire district in this state may submit a grant request to the department of administration for the costs of the secure incident management system that meets all of the criteria described in subsection A of this section. C. The department of administration shall award grants on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants that are awarded shall fully fund the costs of the secure incident management system for each municipal fire department or fire district for three years.
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82	82	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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84	84	Section 1. Appropriation; department of administration; fire incident management grant program
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86	86	A. The sum of $6,500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of administration for a fire incident management grant program. Not more than $250,000 of monies appropriated may be used by the department of administration to administer the program, including conducting audits of grant recipients. The remaining monies shall be used to provide grants to municipal fire departments and fire districts for hardware and software that:
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88	88	1. Enable the statewide deployment of a secure incident management platform to fire and law enforcement agencies.
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90	90	2. Provide a standardized incident command and management platform based on federal emergency management agency standards that enable diverse incident management and support entities to work together and ensure the following:
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92	92	(a) A clearly defined chain of command.
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100	100	(e) The efficient use of resources.
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102	102	3. Provide a collaboration and communications solution that does the following:
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104	104	(a) Identifies the location, status and assignment of assigned resources.
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106	106	(b) Allows status updates, tracking and management of an incident.
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108	108	(c) Allows secure messaging and file sharing to all users involved in an incident.
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110	110	(d) Allows the sharing of collaborative maps, building floor plans and images between public safety agencies.
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112	112	(e) Allows collaboration and information sharing between disparate agencies during a mass casualty incident.
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114	114	(f) Defines a federal emergency management agency or national incident management systems based organizational structure for the management of incidents.
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116	116	(g) Provides the ability to print standard integrated computer solutions forms for tracking and cost reimbursement.
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118	118	(h) Provides enhanced telemetry-based firefighter safety monitoring.
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120	120	(i) Works in areas without internet access in a disconnected mode.
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122	122	(j) Provides a seamless and connected platform for notification, response and rostering.
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126	126	(l) Provides a smartphone-based application for notification, accountability and situational awareness.
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128	128	B. Each municipal fire department or fire district in this state may submit a grant request to the department of administration for the costs of the secure incident management system that meets all of the criteria described in subsection A of this section.
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130	130	C. The department of administration shall award grants on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants that are awarded shall fully fund the costs of the secure incident management system for each municipal fire department or fire district for three years.