To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Purchase
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to enter into an End User Agreement with Allstar Fire Equipment Co., pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Master Agreement issued by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, to allow for purchases to made thereunder for emergency rescue equipment in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000, and
2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchase Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with Allstar Fire Equipment Co., subject to the terms of the End User Agreement between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and Allstar, in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 for the purchase of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus equipment, and
3. APPROVE Budget Amendment No. BDA-25-00160 authorizing a transfer of $5,500,000 from the Fire District Fund Balance to the Fire District General Operating Fund (7300) under medical & lab supplies and equipment, for the purchase of SCBA equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to the failure to secure federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) funds, the full amount of $5,500,000 for the purchase of this equipment will be covered by Fire District reserves. Since this is not a budgeted expenditure, the District is also requesting to transfer $5,500,000 from the Fire District's General Operating Fund Balance to the Fire District's General Operating budget (FY25-26).
BACKGROUND:
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), along with the firefighter's personal protective equipment, is the primary safety equipment that allows firefighters to operate in smoke and heat filled environments that are immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH). Operating in IDLH environments, whether to effect a rescue of a fire victim, find...
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