For City Council Meeting [October 26, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Sean Grayson, Fire Chief
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Request City Council to 1) Approve the Purchase of an Incident Support Fire Apparatus from the City of Loma Linda in the Amount of $125,000, and 2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Purchase Contract and any Related Documents.
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BACKGROUND
The Rialto Fire Department maintains a fleet of apparatus to meet its service mission for the City. In addition to the primary response units which include fire engines, fire trucks, ambulances and command vehicles, the fire department also maintains several specialized units. One such unit is an incident support unit that provides the ability to fill self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) bottles on scene of a fire and provides lighting, firefighter rehabilitation and other incident support functions. For more than 15 years the fire department used a truck and service body in combination with a trailer, referred to as Breathing Support 204 (BS204) to provide this function. The air fill component on the trailer was determined to be unserviceable in 2021 and was taken out of service. In order to continue to meet Fire Department needs on fires and other incidents, a replacement for the unit is needed.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The City of Loma Linda owns a truck mounted solution for incident support referred to as Incident Support 251 (IS251). Loma Linda plans to list the unit for sale through a broker but has offered the unit to local fire departments for direct sale. IS251 is a purpose-built incident support unit that is configured for all of the functions that Rialto's BS204 unit provided, but also has additional lighting including a telescoping light mast used to support fire and police investigations. A photo of the unit is provided below.
IS251 is 10 years old with approximately 4,700 miles, having been purchased new and placed in service in 201...
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