Summary
Federal grants will add three cardiac monitor defibrillators, up to 15 AEDs, and a remote-operated underwater search-and-rescue vehicle deployed off the city's new fire boat — a capability not otherwise available in the immediate area.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city pays only a match — about $28,000 on the underwater ROV — on equipment worth well over $100,000.
Boaters, swimmers and cardiac emergency patients across the city and the Chesapeake Bay anchorage.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council (Special) - Oct 26, 2026
The fire department gets a bigger FEMA grant and the harbor gets an $82,404 underwater ROV for search, rescue, and security.
Finance Committee - Regular Meeting - Oct 21, 2026
Federal grants will add three cardiac monitor defibrillators, up to 15 AEDs, and a remote-operated underwater search-and-rescue vehicle deployed off the city's new fire boat — a capability not otherwise available in the immediate area.
City Council (Special) - Feb 23, 2026
SA-15-26, a supplemental appropriation under $50,000 of an Anne Arundel County Senator Amoss grant for fire purposes, was slated for the consent calendar after a favorable Finance Committee recommendation.
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