Title
"Jaws of Life" Purchase
Proposed Motion
That Council approve funding of $29,750 from the Fire Equipment Restricted Reserve toward the purchase of "Jaws of Life."
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration is in support of the recommendation.
Purpose
The"Jaws of Life" in the Tomahawk Fire Station have not met the anticipated life expectancy. The condition of the equipment is such that it is no longer repairable and needs to be replaced.
Summary
The current set of "Jaws of Life" in Tomahawk were purchased by the volunteer firefighters in 1996. At the time of purchase, they were a reconditioned set and the cost was approximately $5,000. A number of years ago, when the "Jaws of Life" were repaired, it was noticed that the output power was not sufficient. At that time, it was expected that the equipment would be functional until 2016. The Fire Equipment Replacement Plan has the "Jaws of Life" scheduled for replacement in 2016; however, the equipment is not performing as required on the emergency scene. Parkland County has been notified by the manufacturer that repairing the "Jaws of Life" is not possible.
With the addition of the Acheson Fire Station in 2013, an additional set of "Jaws of Life" will be purchased. The cost for a single set of "Jaws of Life" is $62,190. Parkland County has secured pricing in the amount of $52,861 if two sets of "Jaws of Life" are purchased. Our current funding has a budgeted amount of $60,000 for the purchase of "Jaws of Life" for the Acheson Fire Station. The Fire Equipment Restricted Surplus has $29,750 set aside for the replacement of the "Jaws of Life" for theTomahawk Fire Station. In addition, there is a fund surplus of $16,991 from monies donated by TransAlta. The purpose of the donated funds is for equipment purchases for the Tomahawk Fire Station.
With the preferred pricing Parkland County secured, two sets of "Jaws of Life" can be purchased for $105,723. With the funds allocated to the Acheso...
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