Language Access Plan & Title IV

Language Access Plan

This Language Access Plan (LAP) addresses Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on national origin. In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the failure to ensure a meaningful opportunity for national origin minorities, with limited-English proficiency, to participate in a federally funded program violates Title VI regulations.

The City of Pasco Fire Department recognizes that language for LEP persons can be a barrier to accessing important benefits or services, understanding and exercising important rights, complying with applicable responsibilities, or understanding other information provided by our programs and activities and the programs and activities of our federally funded sub grantees. As a recipient of federal financial assistance, the Pasco Fire should work to follow the compliance standards set forth in this guidance document to ensure the programs and activities that are normally provided in English are accessible to LEP persons and thus do not discriminate on the aforementioned basis.

The Pasco Fire acknowledges the responsibility to reduce language barriers that can preclude meaningful access by LEP persons by pursuing a more comprehensive approach.

View the Pasco Fire Department Language Access Plan

Title IV - Nondiscrimination Program and Grievance Procedures

The Fire Department is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or service that it provides. The Fire Department will not tolerate intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against any individual or group.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the overarching civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, in any program, service or activity that receives federal assistance. Specifically, Title VI assures that “No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal assistance.” Nondiscrimination prohibitions have been further broadened and supplemented by related statutes, regulations, and executive orders. The Fire Department is actively engaged in Title VI activities as a recipient of federal assistance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

View the Fire Department Nondiscrimination Policy and Grievance Procedures

Policy and Notice of Nondiscrimination for Recipients