1987-043RESOLUTION NO. 87-43
WHEREAS, it is essential for
the Health, Welfare and Safety
of the citizens of the City of
Southlake, Texas, to have
emergency services in Southlake;
and,
WHEREAS, in working with IBM, the City
of Southlake was able to acquire a
9S' Telescopic Platform Fire Truck
and a Pumper Fire Truck; and,
WHEREAS, bids were taken as per State
Bidding Law, and opened on April 22,1987
and presented to the City Council;
now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Approval was given to accept the low bids from Riggs First
Line Equipment for the following equipment: a 95' Telescopic
Platform Truck for a cost of $403,126.00 and a Pumper Truck
for a bid price of $191,626.00.
Delivery date on the equipment is 120 to 150 days.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THFr'st d f 1Ma '9 l: A Y% i
AT EST:
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Sandra L. LeCrand
City Secretary
Jol iiriy IT. *Kesterholm
Mayxar of Southlake
Giy of So
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 27, 1987
TO: Lloyd 0. Latta, Jr., City Manager
FROM: R.P. Steele, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Recommendations - Bid Proposal for Aerial Platform and
Pumper
As you know, we received only the one bid from Riggs First Line
Equipment, Emergency One dealers. They are submitting their bids on
the Aerial Platform and the 1500 GPM Pumper. My comments and
recommendation are as follows.
First the units would be of all aluminum construction as per our
specifications. The specifications submitted do meet, with no
exceptions, all of our request in the specifications required by the
City of Southlake.
I recommend we include option #1 of the specifications calling for
the all enclosed cab. In support of this, I want to attach to the
review the 1901 Equipment and Safety Standards to be initiated
possibly in a year or two. With this new safety factor being
applied, all new equipment should comply with the upcoming change in
cab configuration for better safety for firemen while riding on
trucks (even now no firefighter rides on the outside of the truck,
side step, tail board etc.)
Equipment Prices:
951 Telescopic Platform
complete unit as per specifications, radio included
no exceptions)
Adding Option #1 (Enclosed Cab)
Total Price
Protector IV T.M. 1500 GPM Pumper
complete unit as per specifications, radio included
no exceptions)
Adding Option #1 (Enclosed Cab)
Total Price
392,300.00
10,826.00
403,126.00
180,800.00
10,826.00
191,626.00
Lloyd O. Latta, Jr.
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April 28, 1987
In summary, having checked the specifications for the Aerial Platform
and Pumper to make sure they comply with the City Specifications, and
having used and still using two trucks with all aluminum construction
from Emergency One which I feel have given good service with the
least amount of maintenance, I do recommend to accept the proposed
bid on the Aerial Platform and the 1500 GPM Pumper.
Southlake Fire Department
1:.P. Steele, FYre Chief
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Comments On NEPA 1500 Reviewed
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Committee -on
Fire Service Occupational Safety and Health met recently . oto
respond to the. 1,228 public comments received on -the propose
NFPA 1500, Standard on an '-Occupational safety and Health•=;
Program for a Fire Department.
According to committee chairman J. Gordon Routley, --the "`
comments actually addressed 175 different points in the con -".`4
troversial standard, and the committee has proposed 49 amend-.
ments to the original draft. The amended draft will be pre
sented for a vote of the attending members at the NFPA annual
meeting in Cincinnati from May 18-21, 1987.
Routley, assistant to the fire chief in Phoenix, Arizo=
na, and also chairman of the health and safety committee of
the International Association of Fire Chiefs, said the most
frequently expressed public comments centered on the issues
of retroactivity and implementation time for the new stan'-
dard. -
The volunteer fire service, - particularly the National;:`=
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Volunteer Fire Council, made numerous comments suggestirRI-Vw2 .`:_
that time would have to be allowed to achieve compliance
the - new 'zequirements.-_ The contributors - generally ..,felt;;:the
new standards, were -a' step *-in --the - right 'direction,' --but `t1iii
the cost impact could make them impossible to -implement: ^d- -
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Routley' - said the 'committee ' -recognized '-and appreciated
this concern and responded - by adding a new section ori pimple-# W.';
mentation 'tb " the 'draft.standard.'':;This .'section =would "state" = `"
explicitly that the res 'onsibilit - of the''`autliorit-'•havin
jurisdiction* .includes ..a duty :to identify compliance .date's.;and
approve :.implementation'.plans, -'wheri 'this '='standard `is''adopted Jr
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also'was :.amended to -accept-';'com,.,: .
ments in several "other•areas: 'For ' example; in the :area°of;
enclosed cabs for fire apparatus, the .'commit tee defe rted,to,i,k. -
the requirements of NFPA 1901. that relate `_'to*,the-'to"*,
construction 'of vehi'dles:.2;; The, ; recently;;issued :amendment .t_
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1901 Requires Enclosed Cabs
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standa-rds."r_-_2?-
Council has voted to release a tentative interim amendment
TIA) to Standard 1901 which governs the construction of fire
apparatus.
The TIA, originally proposed by the NFPA Committee 'on
Fire Department Equipment, requires that seats with seat
belts must be provided for the number of persons who -will:,!*
ride on fire apparatus. The amendment also requires that the,.--
seats be in enclosed locations, which would include cabs,,'-'-"
crew compartments or three -sided canopies. It is the respon--r,-.
sibility of the fire department to advise the manufacturer of
the maximum numbe r of pe rsons who will be on boa rd the -ve-
hicle at any time.
This requirement is NOT retroactive and will affect only
new vehicles built under the standard.
This amendment was advertised and many comments we re';*.
received, most of which emphasized the need for increased'
protection for fire fighters riding emergency vehicles.
When ordering new fire apparatus, the purchaser now must-,
specify clearly the seating to be provided. All references',
that suggest riding on tail steps or running boards have been
eliminated from the standard and the committee has declared
these to be unsafe riding positions.
As enclosed seating becomes the accepted national stan-
dard, a responsibility must be assumed by the fire department
to make sure that all crew members ride in their seats at all
times, wearing the seat belts that are provided. -Riding
the outside has :.been identified clearly as a hazard.!.: -T e
proposed standard :-.1500 will include this as _*-a
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component of a fire department safety program. d,
w discuss the status of-:NFPANext -week's newsletter ill
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Stress manage andmeht'poor physical conditioning -'t wpo
most serious 'threats to fire f ighte*r'health and safety- W3.11
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The -U.S. Fire Administration will br6adcast* th6-1 live; 4r
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