SR - - FIRE DEPARTMENT PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT SAFETY GEAR AND EQUIPMENT FY 2017-181. SUBJECT
Purchase of Firefighter turnout safety gear and additional fire department equipment from L.N.
Curtis & Sons for fiscal year 2017 -18.
2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department purchases approximately $110,000 annually worth of turnout safety gear
and equipment from L.N. Curtis & Sons. This gear will be used to replace expiring safety gear
that is currently in use by firefighting personnel. The Fire Department buys turnout safety gear
exclusively from L.N. Curtis & Sons under the General Services Administration (GSA) contract.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the purchase of Firefighter turnout safety gear and equipment from L.N. Curtis & Sons
for a total of $110,000 in fiscal year 2017 -18.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Upon adoption of fiscal year 2017 -18 budget, funding will be available to cover the cost of
Firefighter safety gear and equipment as follows:
560.3021.56032.20124 (Turnout Replacement) $70,488
100.3021.53940.00000 (Safety Equipment) 39,512
Total: $110,000
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
1. Provide for a safe community
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Public Safety Goal 3.0: Protect lives and property of Orange residents and businesses from
urban and wild land fire hazards.
Policy 3.8 Ensure that the Fire Department has sufficient capacity, stations, personnel, and
equipment to meet growth needs in the City for fire protection and related emergency services.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
The Fire Department receives special pricing on firefighter turnout safety gear by purchasing
under the GSA contract through L.N. Curtis & Sons. The Fire Department must purchase from
L.N. Curtis & Sons in order to maintain its current turnout safety gear specification from Globe
Manufacturing Company. L.N. Curtis & Sons is the Globe factory authorized vendor for the
Southern California Region as well as the Fire Department's leading supplier for turnout safety
boots, wild land brush jackets, gloves, and rope rescue equipment.
Beginning in fiscal year 2015 -16, the Fire Department initiated a capital improvement project
(CIP) to purchase secondary sets of turnout equipment for fire suppression and fire command
personnel. Fire Department turnout safety gear has a safety and life expectancy of ten years. To
remain within national safety standards and continue with the CIP project, the Fire Department
will need to replace approximately 36 sets of turnout safety equipment for fiscal year 2017 -18.
Turnout equipment is custom made to order based on individual sizing and department
specifications. Several Firefighters still only have one set of turnouts. When primary equipment
is exposed to hazardous chemicals or other fluids, it must be properly decontaminated after use.
Without additional equipment to wear, appropriate individual sizes are not available for use
during decontamination procedures. The purchase price for the equipment is based on General
Services Administration contract pricing through L.N. Curtis.
8. ATTACHMENTS
1. Letter from L.N. Curtis & Sons confirming fiscal year 2017 -18 General Services
Administration (GSA) pricing dated April 25, 2017.
2. Turnout ensemble quote for FY 2017 -18.
ITEM 2 6/13/17