TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
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Authorize the purchase of Urban Search and Rescue tools and equipment for the Fire Department from L.N. Curtis & Sons using a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement.
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2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department is seeking the purchase of tools and equipment for the department's Urban Search and Rescue unit, through Sourcewell Contract No. 040220-LNC, with L.N. Curtis & Sons for a total of $135,000.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the purchase of Urban Search and Rescue tools and equipment from L.N. Curtis & Sons for a total amount of $135,000.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this purchase is $135,000 and will be funded through:
500.3021.56032.20501 Capital Projects USAR Tools and Equipment Replacement
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange City Fire Department currently staffs and operates one of five Type 1 Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) units in Orange County. This unit may be dispatched locally or regionally on complex USAR incidents to provide highly specialized equipment and trained personnel to mitigate the following types of emergencies:
1. Confined Space Rescue
2. Trench Rescue
3. Swift Water Rescue
4. Lifting and moving of heavy objects
5. High-angle rope rescue
6. Low-angle rope rescue
This apparatus is equipped with a large variety of specialty power tools and equipment which require ongoing maintenance and repair. These tools and equipment include high pressure airbags, power saws, drill hammers, on-board air compressor, Stanley Tool, rope/rigging equipment, shoring equipment, confined space air and communication lines.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding was approved in FY 2023 for the purchase and replacement of USAR tools and equipmen...
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