First Responders Subcommittee public meetings in 2025
3 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
First Responders Subcommittee
The First Responders Subcommittee will meet to review the 2026 State Homeland Security Program budget and spending plan, discuss updates to its charter and bylaws, and nominate a vice-chair and new members. The meeting includes procedural items like reading minutes and reports of officers.
- Review 2026 SHSP Budget and Spending Plan
- Update First Responders Subcommittee Charter and Bylaws
- Nominate Vice-Chair for First Responders Subcommittee
- Nominate member to represent nonprofit volunteer groups
- Validate current membership
The subcommittee approved updates to its charter and by-laws and appointed Bryan Adams as vice chairman. Members discussed three options for allocating $4 million in SHSP funding but tabled a final vote until December.
- Approved minutes from June 11, 2025
- Elected Bryan Adams (Fire Marshal) as vice chairman
- Approved changes to subcommittee charter and by-laws
- Appointed Burk Hughes (American Red Cross) as non-profit volunteer group representative
- Tabled vote on Chairman of the Preparedness Advisory Committee
- Tabled final vote on SHSP budget allocation until the week of December 15th
First Responders Subcommittee
The subcommittee approved the minutes from June 13, 2024. Members received updates on school safety, drone mitigation, and cyber threats, but no funding allocations were decided due to delays in grant releases.
- Approved June 13, 2024 meeting minutes
First Responders Subcommittee
The First Responder Subcommittee will meet on June 11, 2025, to discuss current threat briefings, including LA-SAFE and cybersecurity updates. New business includes an overview of 2025 preparedness grant programs such as SHSP, UASI, EMPG, OPSG, NSGP, EOC, and SLCGP, along with SHSP grant allocations and preparedness initiatives. The meeting will also include approval of prior minutes and scheduling of future meetings.
- Approval of minutes from June 13, 2024
- Current threat briefings: LA-SAFE, GOHSEP Critical Infrastructure MSA Relative Risk Profile, Cybersecurity
- 2025 Preparedness Grant Programs: SHSP, UASI, EMPG, OPSG, NSGP, EOC, SLCGP
- 2025 SHSP Grant Allocations
- Preparedness Initiatives