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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing And Approving The Appropriate City Officials To Issue A Purchase Order To Municipal Equipment Company, LLC For The Purchase Of A Second Set Of Bunker Gear For Fire Rescue And Beach Safety Personnel In The Total Amount Of $504,000.00 Based Upon The Lake County Contract Cooperative Bid Solicitation No. 17-0606h In Accordance With Section 38.41(C)(5) Of The Purchasing Ordinance (Piggyback).
Strategic Plan Focus
Public Safety
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Our Personal Protective Equipment (Bunker Gear) is utilized by firefighters during firefighting activities. In order to minimize our exposures to carcinogens and toxins to our firefighters after being exposed to products of combustion, a 2nd set of bunker gear will be issued to all firefighters. This will allow firefighters to don clean bunker gear after the incident has been mitigated and while the dirty bunker gear is washed and dried. The washing and drying of bunker gear takes a few hours to complete. Cancer in the Fire Service has been increasing in an alarming rate due to the exposures to the products of combustion.
In July 2019, the decision was made to form a committee to begin the evaluation process to determine which Protective Gear Ensemble (Bunker Gear) would be acceptable replacements to the current gear used by the Department. The membership of the Committee was selected to represent a variety of the members of the Department, with sample representation of various ages, rank, seniority, and current assignment. A committee of nine members was selected to research, evaluate and test the gear of the four manufacturers of Bunker Gear with a goal to evaluate the fit, form, and function from a selection of available Bunker Gear Ensembles that met a basic standard, while being inclusive of new technologies that better protect our Firefighters. This process included mul...
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