DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Pierce Velocity Class B Foam Pumper Truck
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes a contract with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to provide one Pierce Velocity Class B Foam Pumper Truck for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $881,412.00. Funding in the amount of $881,412.00 is available from the FY 2021 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) budget, pending a request for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fund reimbursement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is an offer submitted by Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Cooperative Contract number FS12-19 to provide one Pierce Velocity Class B Foam Pumper Truck for the San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD).
This contract will provide the SAFD with a Class B Foam Pumper Truck for fighting fires and responding to emergency situations. This unit will replace unit E34, a specialized Class B foam unit that was involved in a weather-related roll-over incident that occurred during the February 2021 winter storm. The current Fire Department inventory consists of 56 frontline pumper trucks and 17 spare units.
The Class B foam pumper truck will be utilized by the Fire Department for day-to-day emergency response use and is a primary response vehicle for the fire suppression division. This vehicle transports personnel and equipment, water and foam agent for an initial fire response for property and life safety, and event mitigation response.
ISSUE:
This contract will provide the SAFD with one Class B foam pumper truck to respond to fires and other emergency situations. This unit will replace unit E34, a specialized Class B foam unit that was involved in a weather-related roll-over incident from the February 2021 winter storm. The Pierce Velocity Class B Foam Pumper Truck being purchased is an ...
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