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Loraine Morton
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1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:February 25, 2013 Item No.: 10.b Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Flammable Liquid Response & Mitigation Enhancement BACKGROUND In 1991, as part of the recommendations from the Pipe Line Safety Committee, the Fire Department took delivery of a specialized fire engine with foam firefighting capabilities for flammable liquid fires. The City of Roseville is unique in the fact we have three major fuel storage and loading facilities with the combined fuel storage capacity of more than 83 million gallons of fuel products. As part of the storage and loading operations there are an estimated 400 tankers moving in and out of the City daily. The Fire Department has a long history of cooperation with the fuel storage facilities including annual on-site training. The replacement of the units, customized for response and mitigation to the fuel facilities, are structured as a partnership between the City and the facilities. The partnership consists in a financial commitment assisting with the cost of the replacement units. The specialized engine purchased in 1991 is now more than twenty years old and in need of replacement. The Fire Department has evaluated potential replacement options and replacement costs and has determined that the most effective and cost efficient method of replacement is through replacing our current utility pick-up truck which is also more than twenty years old and in need of replacement, along with the 1991 engine with a new utility truck and specialized foam trailer. The utility truck will pull the trailer making it capable of reaching further into the fuel storage and loading facilities than the current engine, and have twice the foam capacity of the current engine. The estimate for replacing the current specialized fire engine with foam firefighting capabilities and separate utility pick-up truck would be about $800,000. Utility Truck: The Fire Department will be purchasing the truck chassis & cab from the state bid contract at a cost of $29, The Fire Department received the following bids for customization of the utility vehicle: Page 1 of 2

2 Rosenbauer Firefighting Technology of Wyoming, MN: $35, Midwest Fire of Luverne, MN : $61, The fire department recommends purchase of the utility vehicle customization from low bidder Rosenbauer in the amount of $35, The total price of the utility truck and customization is $64, Foam Trailer: The Fire Department received the following bids for the foam trailer and foam: Rosenbauer Firefighting Technology of Wyoming, MN: $43, Kiddee Fire of Exton PA: $53, Hayden & Company of Darien, IL: $47, The fire department recommends purchase of the foam trailer & foam from low bidder Rosenbauer in the amount of $43, Total cost of the utility truck and foam trailer is $108, FINANCIAL IMPACTS Funds for the replacement of the utility truck and trailer are currently in the Fire Department CIP fund requiring no additional allocation of funds. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends council authorize the Fire Department to purchase a new utility truck and foam trailer in the amount of $108, as part of its apparatus replacement schedule. Staff recommends council authorize the Fire Department to sell the current 23 year old engine and pick-up truck. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION Authorize the Fire Department to purchase a new utility truck and foam trailer in the amount of $108, as part of its apparatus replacement schedule. Authorize the Fire Department to sell the current 23 year old engine and pick-up truck. 74 Prepared by: Attachments: Timothy O Neill, Fire Chief A: Presentation Page 2 of 2

3 Flammable Liquid Response and Mitigation Fleet Replacement Plan Roseville Fire Department February 25, 2013

4 Flammable Liquid Hazards in Roseville Over 83 million gallons of stored flammable liquids at our storage facilities Pipeline operating through the city In excess of 300 fuel transport vehicles come in and out of our city daily Flammable Liquid Response and Mitigation

5 1991 Volvo Water Tender with Foam Extremely limited use Handling and versatility is poor Past its replacement date Engine-21

6 1990 Chevrolet Past replacement schedule Does not currently meet our service needs Firefighter bus Has some limitations Towing Capacity Storage Utility Vehicle

7 Engine-21 Replacement Cost: $700,000+ Water tender truck Foam capabilities Utility Vehicle: $60,000+ Based off of state bid and options Lift gate and storage Total Cost of replacement would be in excess of $800,000. Replacement Costs

8 Over 600 gallons of foam. Multiple methods of water and foam delivery. Versatility to get into difficult areas for suppression. The Need for Foam Response

9 Towing capacity and & room for 5 personnel Compartments allow for interior equipment storage Serve as a back-up medical response vehicle Foam Trailer and Utility Vehicle

10 Fleet overhaul evaluation Improving response No change to ISO Increasing versatility of our fleet Placement and access on scenes Better able to handle flammable liquid incidents Significant financial savings On going contractual maintenance savings Public and private partnership Advantages

11 Significant financial savings One engine and a utility vehicle will be replaced CIP adjustment Space savings in new fire station Public and private partnership Advantages

12 Questions? Flammable Liquid Response and Mitigation

Office of the Fire Chief City of Richland Hills, Texas

7A - 1 Office of the Fire Chief City of Richland Hills, Texas Memorandum To: Honorable Mayor Bill Agan and members of the Richland Hills City Council From: W. Bell, Fire Chief Date: May 14, 2014 Subject: