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Costos de dotación de personal y equipo en horas extras.

El Departamento de Bomberos de Eagle Pass ha estado experimentando un aumento significativo en las llamadas de emergencia debido a la afluencia de inmigrantes indocumentados que cruzan nuestra frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

El aumento de llamadas ha ejercido presión sobre la prestación de servicios médicos de emergencia a los residentes de nuestra comunidad.

El financiamiento de la subvención proporcionará a la Ciudad de Eagle Pass los recursos financieros adecuados para cubrir los costos de horas extras para satisfacer la mayor demanda de Servicios Médicos de Emergencia.

"La subvención fundamental otorgada a la ciudad de Eagle Pass garantizará que nuestros ciudadanos reciban servicios médicos de emergencia sin interrupción y de manera oportuna". dijo el alcalde Rolando Salinas, Jr. "El aumento de las llamadas de emergencia ha puesto una gran presión en la prestación de estos servicios tan necesarios para nuestros residentes locales".

"La Ciudad desea agradecer a la Oficina del Gobernador por aprobar nuestra solicitud de subvención que nos permitirá proporcionar personal adicional para satisfacer la gran demanda de nuestros servicios de emergencia", dijo Ivan Morua, administrador municipal interino. "La financiación aliviará los crecientes costos de personal de horas extras de la Ciudad para satisfacer esa importante demanda".

The City of EP Awarded $400,000 Grant From The Texas Governor’s

Office For The First Responder Grant Program

Eagle Pass, TX – Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. and the City Council are proud to announce that the City of Eagle Pass has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The First Responder Grant has been designated to pay for overtime personnel staffing costs and equipment.

The Eagle Pass Fire Department has been experiencing a significant increase in emergency calls due to the influx of non-documented immigrants crossing through our United States/Mexico Border. The increase in calls has placed a strain on providing Emergency Medical Services to the residents in our community. The grant funding will provide the City of Eagle Pass with the adequate financial resources to cover overtime costs to meet the increased demand for our Emergency Medical Services.

“The critical grant funding awarded to the City of Eagle Pass will ensure that our citizens receive Emergency Medical Services without any interruption and in a timely fashion,” said Rolando Salinas, Jr., Mayor for the City of Eagle Pass. “The increase in emergency calls has placed a serious strain on providing these much-needed services to our local residents.”

“The City would like to thank the Office of the Governor for approving our grant funding request that will enable us to provide additional staffing to meet the high demand for our emergency services,” said Ivan Morua, Acting City Manager. “The funding will alleviate the City’s rising overtime personnel costs in meeting that significant demand.”