Item 13 - Authorization to Bid - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Replacement for Fire Apparatuss _
AGENDA REPORT G� OF
CITY OF POWAY
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TSO; Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bawersox,City Mann
rNrmrnmEn BY: William A. Toon; Director of Safety Services
Robert W. Krans ttalion Chief
DATE April 15 1986
SUBJECT Authorization to Bid Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
Replacement for Fire: Apparatus
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E The approved fiscal year 1985-86 budget allows for purchase of self-contained
breathing apparatus. and spare cylinders for the trtment of Safety Services;,
To go out, to bid on these: items requires Council approval
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Fire service: apparatus and equipment continues to improve.: as technological
advances are: made in the industry to protect the firefighter-'and provide for a
safer environment. Our current breathing apparatus, sane of which, are over
fifteen years old,, are low pressure, heavy, bulky, and physically demanding for
the firefighter. We will go out to bid on a high pressure compact, lightweight
system that meets all current National Fire Protection Association and CAL: OSHA
requirements-
ATICH
It: is recommended that the City Council authorize staff to advertise for public
bidsl for replacement of breathing aparatus ..
ACTION.