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• Expenses of non -disposable personal protective equipment and electronic aids such as GPS <br />devices in anticipation of responding to emergencies. <br />• Purchase of equipment for 911 emergency systems. <br />What are examples of search and rescue and other emergency services expenses that may <br />not be reimbursed? <br />• Expenses for capital improvements such as construction of a fire station or emergency <br />services dispatch center. <br />• Purchase of land (real estate) such as for a fire station or an airport to be used primarily for <br />fire suppression on national forest and other nearby forested lands. <br />• Maintenance or upgrade of an airport, dispatch center or other facility used primarily for <br />emergency services. <br />• Repair or reconstruction of a road after a storm event. <br />• Salary or wages of fire patrols or emergency response personnel during routine duties and <br />scheduled patrols. <br />• Maintenance or operating costs of fire patrol and emergency response equipment during <br />routine duties and scheduled patrols. <br />• Development or maintenance of a 911 emergency system, unless carried out under a <br />community wildfire protection plan. <br />May a county use Title III funds for the development of a 911 emergency system including <br />mapping of county roads, naming roads, locating structures and improvements on mapping <br />system, developing data bases for emergency 911 system? <br />No. Title III funds may not be used for the development or maintenance of a 911 emergency <br />response system, unless carried out under a community wildfire protection plan. <br />Relevant data gathered during an authorized use such as a Firewise Communities program <br />community assessment or as part of the development of a community wildfire protection plan in <br />coordination with the Forest Service may be shared with 911 system administrators. <br />Can Title III funds be used for hazardous fuel reduction projects that are identified in an <br />approved community wildfire protection plan? <br />Yes. Activities to implement a community wildfire protection plan are authorized uses of Title III <br />funds. For example, creating fuel breaks outside the home ignition zone and creating water <br />sources for fire -fighting purposes. <br />