SERT Team Equipment Grant Application
Summary
The DA's office will apply for a $479,058 state grant (100% state funding) to buy protective equipment for the county's Special Emergency Response Team — shielding responders and enabling civilian evacuation and EMS access in active threats.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Free to the county — 100% state funding if awarded.
Emergency responders and residents in crisis situations countywide.
Mentions & discussions (4)
County Commissioners Public Meetings - Oct 28, 2026
The county applied for a nearly $479,000 state grant to buy a vehicle for its emergency response (SERT) team — bringing outside money in for county safety.
County Commissioners Work Sessions - Oct 27, 2026
The DA's office will apply for a $479,058 state grant (100% state funding) to buy protective equipment for the county's Special Emergency Response Team — shielding responders and enabling civilian evacuation and EMS access in active threats.
County Commissioners Public Meetings - Sep 9, 2026
Commissioners proclaimed September as Emergency Preparedness Month, praising the emergency management team's response to recent storms including the Columbia tornado. Residents are urged to know their local emergency coordinators and keep a 72-hour disaster kit.
County Commissioners Work Sessions - Jun 2, 2026
Ephrata Borough is donating a self-contained vehicle to the county SERT team for its crisis negotiators; the county will title and insure it.
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