Supply patrol officers with gas mask to enhance officer safety during a period of civil unrest or an emergency response situation throughout the city of Myrtle Beach.

Project Title: Assigned Gas Mask kit for civil unrest and high-risk responses

Proposal Abstract:  The City of Myrtle Beach proposes use JAG funds to purchase Avon C50 gas mask kits to outfit individual officers with this equipment.  The masks will allow officers to respond to instances or civil unrest and high-risk response situations where chemical agents or other inhalation/exposure hazards are present.  This is required to add a measure of safety to officers and protect lives.