Funding under this award to alabama fire college and personnel standards commission is critical to ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by training emergency responders to respond…

The Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards Commission (AFCPSC) was awarded a $162,336 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (PERG) program. The funding will support AFCPSC's delivery of emergency responder training programs through September 2024 to advance abilities in managing pipeline incidents. Specifically, the grant funding will enable AFCPSC to provide training to protect persons, property, and the environment from the effects of pipeline accidents or hazardous materials transportation incidents in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The PERG program aims to improve emergency responder training, cooperation, and communication for pipeline emergencies through competitive awards to state agencies and local governments, such as this grant to AFCPSC.

Funding under this award to alabama fire college and personnel standards commission is critical to ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by training emergency responders to respond to pipeline incidents, to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of pipeline accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials. Applicants identify specific training projects based on needs, and phmsa measures performance based on fulfillment of the training needs outlined in the statement of need.