Item 26 - Resolution Accepting Tactical Medical Equipment for Mass Casualty Incidents

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Police Department www.santa-ana.org/pd Item # 26 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report January 19, 2021 TOPIC: Resolution Accepting Tactical Medical Equipment for Mass Casualty Incidents AGENDA TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF TACTICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS FOR THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution accepting tactical medical equipment manufactured by Tactical Medical Solutions from Cops Direct for the Santa Ana Police Department. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) issues a personal set of Tactical Medical Solutions (TMS) tactical medical equipment to each officer who completes the Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) training through the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant program. This training is geared toward preparing police officers to provide life-saving interventions and better serve the community in the event of an active shooter or mass casualty incident response. TMS is a global leading developer and manufacturer of pre-hospital medical gear for the tactical and civilian world. Founded in 2003 by a Special Forces medic, their products have a presence in 70 countries around the world, serving major police departments across the nation. Cops Direct is a 501©3 not-for-profit organization supplying law enforcement agencies within the United States with fully stocked emergency medical kits to handle medical emergencies until a higher level of care is available. Cops Direct supplies this equipment at no expense to the requesting agency. Agencies such as Police, Sheriff, Troopers, K- 9, SWAT and Search & Rescue are all recipients of equipment provided by Cops Direct. The TMS equipment has been field-tested by Santa Ana Police Department TECC instructors, who confirmed the equipment is consistent with the equipment provided to