CHEMTREC And The National Volunteer Fire Council Partner On US$ 10,000 CHEMTREC HELP Award, To Support Hazmat Incident Preparedness

CHEMTREC and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up for the fourth year to provide volunteer fire departments with the CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Award to enhance their hazardous materials response capabilities and improve responder safety.

CHEMTREC HELP Award

The 2022 application period is now open until September 1, 2022. Two U.S. volunteer fire departments will each receive US$ 10,000, through the CHEMTREC HELP Award in 2022.

Fire departments must meet the following requirements, in order to be eligible to apply for the CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Award:

• Be composed of more than 50% volunteers.
• Serve a population of 25,000 or less.
• Department’s annual revenue must not exceed US$ 250,000.
• Be located in the United States and legally organized under state law. Tribal entities servicing a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that are chartered pursuant to IRA Section 17 or organized by a tribal government pursuant to a tribal code or resolution are eligible to apply.
• Chief or individual applying on behalf of the department must be a member of the NVFC. Not a member? Learn about member benefits and join on the official NVFC website.
• Explain in the application essay what they would do with the award to increase their hazmat response and preparedness capabilities.

Enhancing hazardous materials incident response capabilities

The full criteria for eligibility to avail the CHEMTREC HELP Award can be found on the awards page of the official CHEMTREC website. Only one application per fire department will be accepted.

Till date, nine fire departments have received a total of US$ 85,000, through the CHEMTREC HELP Award, so as to bolster their hazardous materials incident response capabilities and increase local readiness for hazmat events.