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[Grant Agreement] California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team - Texas Flooding (G12706630)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01746
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to: 1) execute Amendment M038 to Assistance Award/Amendment No. EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008 with the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for CA-TF7 US&R Team’s Texas Flood Deployment; 2) accept federal funding for the Amendment in a total amount up to $115,500 for the CA-TF7 US&R Team’s Texas Flood Deployment; 3) establish an operating grant for the CA-TF7 US&R Team’s Texas Flood Deployment grant project (G12706630); and 4) establish revenue and expenditure budgets for the CA-TF7 US&R Team’s Texas Flood Deployment (G12706630) in the operating grant fund (Fund 2702).
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Contact
Contact: Chris Costamagna, Fire Chief, (916) 808-2200, ccostamagna@sfd.cityofsacramento.org, Fire Department
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Presenter
Presenter: None.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Assistance Award Amendment M038
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Starting on July 16, 2026, California Task Force Seven (CA-TF7) White Incident Support Team (IST), were activated by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) to respond to the Texas Flooding. As the sponsoring agency for CA-TF7 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) program, the City of Sacramento (Fire Department) is responsible for providing trained personnel to staff positions on federal task force teams and incident support teams, and as a result of this deployment, the City must sign the DHS/FEMA Assistance Award/Amendment contract (EMW-2023-CA-USR-0008, Amendment M038) in the amount of $115,500 to receive reimbursement for costs associated with deployment activities.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The r...
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