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Home My WebLink About1990-12-26 91-42 ORDERData yU12-26-90 Item No. 9f-42 Rpm/Subject: Wek, On of $28,530 £x® the Capital Fund - Fundusee of self Cmsfaared [beim Appetetue Responsible Department: yire 1> r Commentary: g8n size Departansint is m the semd year of a 111003 year program tlut v@U1 eigniffrastly upgzais aolfwsfairffi breathing appavtus units. m 1 uN.te xEze puclased last year and. tlds fader mould approve tan p rsame of an aditi.mal twelve. 19te neat urSts mill r Jbsoe aging cress, sums of which data tuck W the late 1960's and no Isinglass meet spsificee i xal' uixaimsts. FLMs rec s sazy fes' t3tis purchase ere originally fn the 1990-91 Cpexa[Ug mHmt but seeds ravapai derriM budget with the anticipation that money could to approguitweed from urcksignaTetl fulls or im st imine in the capital pond. The Mfavaw C®afttee reviexd this natter at Their wee" on Deserter 17, 1990 and wisp preposterously to xxvn®d the alyagsiatim and puctase w the full Council. rprm tine Manager's Comments:rn ) t) o .1��^. A ;M�=row n�o"-ii +N/ e;y m.,eger / Associated Information: Order, Associated Reports and Information Budget Approval: "'p 77w I .d8.' SM "'�Fine [a Dimoul Legal Approval: Cirysoli[;mr Introduced For 64�� $]%Passage ❑ First Reading page — of F-1 Referral 91-42 A ognedto Cosncene ealdacci, December 26, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR AutMxfzvig,Appmqtm of $28,530 f t Capital rwtl E th nq AppApps foi (mal F4M Froja:ta -Fox PncLese of Self l @aathitg aiatas Rota fox Fixe By City Coarxti! of CftY of Ba .' ORDERED, THAT - 7'he City Maziazier is autlmriued to appropriate $28,530 f the Capital INnd - fLUrze iWaetta foc Csnexal F Projects Y02-2235) foc the pumluee of txelve self corrtalm8 bre U v apparatus umats eM twelve air boil® fox tM1e Fi . 91-42 ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL X Title, December 26, 1990 OPassed Aufhoxis ing. the. APPxoprlatiee. ef. 528.530 Pf from the Capital Fund Future Reserve for C1[y e[k General Pend Projects Pbt'P4tth 'Df 5tlf'CDttSSDlU'B4 thing Apparatus Units fo se Dap t Asett its e%.e cam.......... Councilman 1 14, 1990 1bx Fi'wc4 G £tree N®Eexs Fri Jotm Foleyr Fixe Chief . Bob Friar, fix%Kux' of Imntniatcauon Rl Breathing g4luiatua DP�e PAsm - Fis neyrtvent Fu C ttee Agmda Iter #1 M part of the 1989-90 budget p s, tM City ca U appiwed the ffxst year cross of a tbcee ysr pxogxm regarding the upgrade Of the Ffxe Dspazhoent rs self cc n bxmtl ug appavL,e. 1 ve new wits ears pmetmeed last yeaz M an approzmate cost of $22,428. 09c Fire IiyparYnent'a 1990-91 budget, s mrtnttted by the Chief, origumlly Ln:lntletl $28,530 in the Capital Oatlay aocrvnt to find an addittwul delve wits and air bottles in accroidarce w1th the daee-year 1¢Otgmi. Wring tTa budget xevlew Protea, these fulls wme xamvetl P® tM cgpr ting budget all it `mos anticipatatl tMt nam=^ +• fulls mould De appropriated frean undsigreted xevenms in the Capital Hud-Fuwm Fsexve for (93w a1 Hud Projects. In anticipation of re VingtM a 1ve wits in tM fell of 19900 no repairs Mee b n • l Invent=y of Pa beer stablislwd regarding the wits to be xepl . moa are now at the point of ,waling to malm a dsiafon xegaxdin3 the lancbase of the rex wits as tiwee existiig older un to � fairly Nmaliat testing all repsix. moa projecr. that ttda eoxk could cart in the ==ty of $5000. mvinraly, evw with the xc@aixe, ue axe left with old units that do cot meet aRmopxiata standaNs. Ai000 gly, we axe pxcp®iig tbat tM Fllmne Ca use cone xecomending to the full City COun'il an pprcpr+++ire. frw U C7 ital H -Future w area for Ganxel Hud Pmjo in tM mwnt of $28,530 to puxoMse wales nes breathug apmratus units all efx Lott]es. Atta:hsi please f1M adiitional detailed ind'onmtian reprdiW the condition of the un is to be spl all ilia establislm®¢ of tM ttmee }sax xeplacgoart program. Slump You Mea any guestima, plass feel fxea to stat JOM or me �y. * SEE MAIN STREET CITV OF /q • 91-42 /s_N_/d''VMAINE FIRE DEPARTMENT TEL.207 x005 Jdm A. FdaY, O,iet DECEMBER 19, 1990 TO: EDWARD BARNETT, CITY MANAGER FROM: JOHN FOLEY, FIRE CHIEF RE: BREATHING APPARATUS WE ARE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR TRANSITION TO UPGRADE OUR BREATHING APPARATUS. EXPECTING TO RECEIVE 12 MORE UNITS THIS YEAR, WE DID NOT BUDGET TO HAVE THE VERY NECESSARY TESTING AND REPAIRS DONE TO THE OLDER UNITS. THE COST IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE AS SOME OF THE UNITS DATE BACK TO THE LATE 60"S. A FLOW TEST IS $25.00 PER UNIT AND ANY REPAIR WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS $30.00 PER HOUR/LABOR PLUS PARTS. WE COULD EASILY EXCEED $5,000 ON .THESE OLD UNITS AND WE STILL WILL HAVE OLD UNITS THAT DO NOT MEET THE STANDARDS. 91-42 DEC. 13, 1990 EVERY TWO YEARS THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO FLOW TEST THE REGULATORS ON ITS BREATHING APPARATUS. THE TEST IS PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AT FIRE TECH A SAFETY. HE DETERMINES THAT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AIR CAN PASS THROUGH THE REGULATOR IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS DESIGNED TO FLOW. ANY WORN OR DEFECTIVE PARTS BECOME APPARENT DURING THE TEST, AND ARE REPLACED BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE 36 MODEL «2A UNITS WERE DUE POR FLOW TESTING IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. THE FLOW TESTS WERE POSTPONED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE 12 NEW UNITS DUE THIS YEAR UNDER THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHICH THE COUNCIL SELECTED IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET SESSION. RECEIPT OF THESE UNITS WOULD PROVIDE US WITH 24 NEW UNITS. WE COULD THEN SELL 24 OF THE 36 OLD UNITS, "AS IS". THE MINIMUM COST OF EACH FLOW TEST IS $25.00. REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED AT A LABOR COST OF $30/HR., PLUS PARTS. IN 1988, THE PLOW TESTS FOR THE 36 UNITS COST THE DEPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY $1,500. THE PER UNIT COST OF THE 20 UNITS NEEDING REPAIRS RANGED FROM $19.45 TO $308.00 EACH. IN 1988, WE SAVED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT IN LABOR COSTS BY SENDING OUR OWN PERSONNEL TO FIRE TECH A SAFETY DURING THE FLOW TESTS TO PERFORM ANY OF THE MINOR REPAIRS DEEMED NECESSARY. THE LABOR COSTS WE INCURRED WERE FOR MAJOR REPAIRS ONLY. WE OO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF SENDING PERSONNEL WITH THE UNITS THIS YEAR. F-4 DEPARTMENT FIRE DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION: a Petswnel Related New Equil nt •+ SCOTT AIR PACK REPLACEMENTS (DETAILS ON REVERSE) All ONer ABOVE CURRENT REWPS'T 31-03 Cost CO51: ONE YEAR PLAN.- $71,000.00 THREE YEAR PLAN: FIRST YEAR $29,968.00 SECOND YEAR $22,530.00 -- THIRD YEAR $21,735.00 $74,233.00 TOTAL Cast REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR BREATHING APPARATUS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY4MAS ON HAND,35 SCOTT MOD.R2-A BREATHING UNITS, RANGING FROM TWO YEARS TO OVER TWELVE YEARS OLD., (WE HAVE EIGHT PRE -1977 UNITS WHICH WE ARE UNABLE TO DATE.)WE HAVE RECENTLY UPGRADED ALL OF OUR UNITS TO MEET CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY'S (NFPA) STANDARDS. WE ARE AGAIN CONFRONTED, WITH AMANDATED OPGRADEIIN THE REGULATOR THAT WILL:COST $450 - $5001 :PER UNIT.1 IN ADDITION TO THIS CHANGE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE NFPA WILL. SOON REQUIRE DEPARTMENS TO PROVIDE EACH FIREFIGHTER WITH HIS OWN FACEMASK, TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES BY SHARING FACENASKS. WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE 62 FACFMASRS, AT A COST OF $265. EACH, TO MEET THIS STANDARD. THESE TWO CHANGES WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY $32,000. TO COMPLETE, AND THE DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN HAVE UPGRADED UNITS WITH CONSIDERABLE AGE ON THEM. THE NEWASCOTT�MOD:g4_51 AIR PACKS, WHICH[EXCEED NFPA STANDARD$, ARE CURRENTLY BEING TESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. IN THE SHORT TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING THEM, WE HAVE LEARNED OE} 4VK+ADVANTAGES OF THE UNIT: TOTAL WEIGHT, WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, FACEMASK DESIGN AND COST, MAINTENANCE, AND AIR SUPPLY OPTIONS. THE �f.TOTAL WEIGH'A OF ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MOD.32-A UNITS IS APPROXIMATELY 32 LBS. THE MOD.44.5 WITH A 30 MINUTE, 4500 PSI AIR BOTTLE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 22 LBS. THIS REDUCTION IN WEIGHT WOULD PROLONG THE PHYSICAL FATIGUE OF 'A FIREFIGHTER, WHO ALREADY HAS ABOUT 30 LBS. OF EQUIPMENT ON BEFORE DONNING A SCOTT. TO COINCIDE WITH THIS WEIGHT REDUCTION, THE46ESIGN40FLTHE MOD. 94.51S,EACKF[JAMis; DISTRIBUTES THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT THROUGH THE HIPS. THE MOD.A2-A'S BACKFRAME DESIGN REQUIRES THE USER TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT ON HIS SHOULDERS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE UNIT'S WEIGHT THROUGH THE HIPS, INSTEAD OF THE SHOULDERS, WOULD FURTHER PROLONG PHYSICAL FATIQUE. AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE STRAIN ON THE FIREFIGHTER'S CHEST, SHOULDER, AND BACK MUSCLES. THE THIRD ADVANTAGE OF THE DESIGN OF THE MOD. y4.5 IS IN THE %`FACENJOIY. OUR MOD.#2-A FACEMASKS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN ONE SIZE, WHICH MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS TO EFFECT A PROPER SEAL TO PROTECT AGAINST INFILTRATION OF SMOKE AND GASES. THE FACEMASK OF THE MOD.#4.5 IS AVAILABLE IN THREE SIZES WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT A FIREFIGHTER WILL ATTAIN A PROPER SEAL. THE PRICE OF A FACEMASK FOR THE MOD -#4.5 IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN A FACEMASK FOR THE MOD. #2-A.($B5. vs $263.) THIS WOULD REDUCE THE COSTS OF PROVIDING EACH FIREFIGHTER A FACEMASK BY MORE THAN $10,000.. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE DESIGN OF THE MOD.#4.5 IS THAT THIS UNIT HAgPEWERSPARTS THAN THE MOD.12-A, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LESS MAINTENANCE COSTS OVER THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE UNIT AND IN A SMALLER INVENTORY OF PARTS ON HAND. AND FINALLY, THE(AIR BUTTLES(FOR BOTH UNITS ARE RATED FOR A 30 MINUTE DURATION. HOWEVER, AN AIR BOTTLE WITH A 60 MINUTE DURATION RATING IS AVAILABLE FOR THE MOD.#4.5 ONLY. THIS OPTION WOULD ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE ON HAND A FEW OF THESE 60 MINUTE AIR BOTTLES FOR SITUATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE EXTENDED USE OF BREATHING APPARATUS, SUCH AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT. THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THEIR IS A MARKET FOR OUR MOD. #2-A UNITS AMONG THE SMALLER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE. THE POTENTIAL YIELD FOR EACH UNIT WOULD BE IN THE $300. TO $500. RANGE, DEPENDANT ON AGE AND CONDITION. THE SALES OF THESE UNITS SHOULD PRODUCE IN EXCESS OF $10,000. THERBY REDUCING THE TOTAL COSTS OF THE TRANSITION TO M0D. 94.5 UNITS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS OF THE SALES TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT BE VIEWED AS A VENDER OF USED EQUIPMENT, AND HELD LIABLE FOR THE SALES. BASED UPON THE COSTS OF UPGRADING OUR CURRENT EQUIPMENT VERSOS THE COSTS AND ADVANTAGES OF NEW EQUIPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT THIS WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW SCOTT MOD.#4.5 AIR PACKS WITH THE 30 MINUTE, 4500 PSI AIR BOTTLE. TWO PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST IS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM, AND THE SECOND IS A THREE YEAR PROGRAM. ONE YEAR PLAN 35SCOTTAIR PACKS MOD. 14.5 W/ 30 MINUTE, 4500 PSI AIR BOTTLE $65.415. DO fit ADDITIONAL FACEMASKS 5.270.00 45 AIR BOTTLE UPGRADE KITS 315.00 TOTAL $71,000.00 THREE YEAR PLAN ` FIRST YEAR 12 SCOTT AIR PACKS MOD.14.5 W/ AIR BOTTLES $22,428.00 85 ADDITIONAL FACEMASKS 7,225.00 45 AIR BOTTLE UPGRADE KITS 315.00 TOTAL $29,968.00 SECONBIYEAR� 12 SCOTT 'AIR PACKS MOD.14.5 W/ AIR BOTTLES 4522:530.00 4 THIRD YEAR 11 SCOTT AIR PACKS MOD.14.5 W/ AIR BOTTLES $21,735.00 TOTAL $74,233.00 (SECOND 6 THIRD YEAR EST. INCL. PROJECTED 58 INCREASE.) PROJECTED SALE OF CURRENT UNITS 35 SCOTT MOD.2-A AIR PACKS @ $400.00 EA. (AVE.) $14,000.00 •COSTS OF NEEDED UPGRADES OF CURRENT EQUIPMENT REGULATOR UPGRADE ($450.00-$500.00 EA. FOR 35 UNITS) $15,750 - $17,500 62 FACEMASKS @ $263.00 EA. $16,306.00 TOTAL $32,056 - $33,806 * IF A.'REPLACEMENT PROGRAM SHOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED, THE DEPT. WOULD HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THIS TOTAL BEFORE 1991.