WEBINAR

Webinar: Maximizing Grants to Help Your Fire Department Purchase PPE

Join fire service grants expert Brian Vickers for a must-attend webinar revealing proven strategies, insider tips, and a key checklist to help your department secure funding for updated firefighting PPE.

October 07, 2025

6:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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October 7, 2025

2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT

Duration: 1 hour

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Summary

Longtime fire service grants consultant Brian Vickers will outline the best practices for obtaining grants to help your fire department purchase updated PPE that meets the latest standards to protect firefighters.

The webinar will explore federal, corporate and other grants that help firefighters purchase this needed equipment, while covering the common pitfalls on why applicants are denied funding. Vickers will use his experience to highlight key best practices to help your department acquire needed equipment and wrap up with a checklist of the most important must-do's for successful grant applicants.

Speaker

Brian P. Vickers

CEO

Vickers Consulting Services

Brian P. Vickers is a former training officer and district captain with over 20 years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT. He is the CEO of Vickers Consulting Services (VCS), one of the country's leading public safety consulting firms, specializing in strategic financial planning and grant writing. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Systems Management and an MBA. VCS, with 12 consultants, researchers, and administrative staff, has raised over $1.2 billion in awards for over 4,000 clients with a 70% application success rate. Vickers has written and presented for Firehouse and is a chapter author for "Fire & Emergency Services Safety and Survival.”

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