Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for, Accept and Amend the Budget, if Funded, an Assistance to Firefighters Grant, through the Department of Homeland Security, to Purchase Cardiac Monitors/Defibrillators and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus to Replace Equipment that Does Not Meet Current NFPA Standards
Summary
MEETING DATE: September 6, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
CONTACT: Neil Howard, Fire Division Chief
Janay Tieken, Grants Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approval of Resolution for application and acceptance of grant and amendment of budget, if funded
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighter's Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments
· Staff requests approval to apply for, accept grant and amend budget, if awarded, up to $800,000 in AFG funding to purchase cardiac monitors/defibrillators and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) to replace equipment that does not meet current NFPA standards
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· The City of McKinney has thirty-nine (39) SCBA packs and ninety-one (91) cylinders that are not compliant with current NFPA standards
· Upgrading to cardiac monitors/defibrillators that have the ability to monitor patient core temperatures ensures better survival rates and brain function of cardiac arrest patients being treated with induced hypothermia
· The City has one year to purchase the equipment
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
· The grant request of up to $800,000 requires up to a 20% or $160,000 match
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
· N/A