Homeland Security FY2010 Appropriations Requests

Proposed Recipient: Thomas County Emergency Medical Services
Amount: $4,000,000
Contact: Michael Stephenson, County Manager, 1202 Remington Ave, Thomasville, GA 31792
Explanation: Funds are requested for the construction of an equipment/storage building, which complies with federal, state, and local protocols for disaster planning and hazards.

Proposed Recipient: Grady Health System
Amount: $2,500,000
Contact: Ms. Tish Towns, 80 Jesse Hill Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303
Explanation: Funding is requested for the development of the Grady Health Center Mobile Command Hospital for disaster response.  In disasters requiring medical response to large-scale incidents, the need for a mobile command unit and field hospital is paramount.  Grady is the only Level I trauma Center in the Atlanta metro area, the EMS provider for the City of Atlanta-Fulton County and the Regional Coordinating Hospital for disaster response.

Proposed Recipient: Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Amount: $18,000,000
Contact: Benjamin DeCosta, GM, P.O. Box 20509, Atlanta, GA  30320
Explanation: Funding is requested for the C4 Center initiative which will create a “command center” that can coordinate disaster response among the many response organizations in the region (federal, state and local) at a secure yet accessible location.  The project will integrate emergency personnel, equipment, and technology and response vehicles.

Proposed Recipient: Miller County Emergency Management Center
Amount: $396,000
Contact: Ms. Debbie Henry, P.O. Box 505, Colquitt, GA  39837
Explanation: Funding is requested for the construction and purchase of equipment for an emergency operations center in Miller County, Georgia.