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Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment (a) PepperBall TAC-SF Launcher: 20 years (b) All PepperBall projectiles have a lifespan of 3 years. 5. Fiscal Impact: Annual maintenance for the PepperBall launchers is approximately $50. 6. Training: SWAT Team members are training in the use and deployment of chemical agents, less -lethal, and the PepperBall launcher. 7. Legal and Procedural Rules: The Department will only deploy PepperBall for law enforcement purposes and in accordance with State and Federal law. Use of Force Policy, Control Devices and Techniques Policy, and SWAT Procedure Manual. (d) Chemical Agent and Smoke Canisters: Canisters that disburse chemical agents and/or smoke when deployed. 1. Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities: (a) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, TRIPLE -CHASER SEPARATING CANISTER, CS, #1026, cost: $41, quantity: 46. The Triple -Chaser CS consists of three separate canisters pressed together with separating charges between each. When deployed, the canisters separate and land approximately 20 feet apart, allowing increased area coverage in a short period. This canister can be hand thrown or launched from a fired delivery system. The canister is 6.5 in. by 2.7 in. and holds an approximately 3.2 oz. of active agent payload. It has an approximate burn time of 20-30 seconds. (b) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, SPEDE-HEAT CONTINUOUS DISCHARGE CANISTER, CS, #1072, cost: $26, quantity: 60. The Spede-HeatTM CS canister is a high volume, continuous burn. It expels its payload in approximately 20-40 seconds. The payload is discharged through four gas ports on top of the canister, three on the side, and one on the bottom. This launchable canister is 6.12 in. by 2.62 in. and holds approximately 2.9 oz. of active agent. (c) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, FLAMELESS TRI-CHAMBER CS CANISTER, #1032, cost $32, quantity: 60. The Tri-Chamber Flameless CS canister design allows the contents to burn within an internal can and disperse the agent safely with reduced risk of fire. The canister is designed primarily for indoor tactical situations to detect and/or dislodge a barricaded subject. This canister will deliver approximately.70 oz. of agent during its 20-25 seconds burn time. The Tri-Chamber Flameless canister can be used in crowd control and tactical deployment situations by Law Enforcement and Corrections but was designed with the barricade situation in mind. Its applications in tactical situations are primarily to detect and/or dislodge barricaded subjects. The purpose of the Tri- Chamber Flameless canister is to minimize the risks to all parties through pain compliance, temporary discomfort, and/or incapacitation of potentially violent or dangerous subjects. The Tri-Chamber Flameless canister City Council 11 — 15 5/17/2022 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/05/06, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 11 Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department