HOMELAND SECURITY SPENDING IN HUDSON

HOMELAND SECURITY SPENDING IN HUDSON
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Federal homeland security funding received by Hudson County and some of the purchases it was used for:

2006: $1.9 MILLION
Four Altura machines. These are hand-held devices, to be distributed to the county's four hazardous materials teams, that can read chemicals ($136,000); Other purchasing to be determined.

2005: $1.9 MILLION
Items include: communications vehicle ($750,000); three water tankers ($210,000); 50 anti-theft devices for ambulances and other emergency vehicles; pallet truck ($34,000); self-contained breathing devices ($100,000).

2004: $1.2 MILLION
Items include: AM Radio station ($74,000); water-filled barriers; light towers; cameras and other security equipment for courthouse and administration buildings ($715,000)

2003: $556,000
Items include: Protective hoods of EMS staff; HAZMAT suits.

Source: Hudson County, Office of Emergency Management