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Resolution 2021-xxx <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />TB 1.19.2021 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021-xxx <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF TACTICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO <br />THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR MASS CASUALTY <br />INCIDENTS <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Department (“SAPD”) provides Tactical <br />Emergency Casualty Care (“TECC”) training through the Urban Area Security Initiative <br />(“UASI”) grant program; and <br /> <br />B. WHEREAS, TECC training is geared toward preparing SAPD officers to <br />provide life-saving interventions and better serve the community in the event of an active <br />shooter or mass casualty incident response; and <br /> <br />C. WHEREAS, TMS equipment has been field-tested by Santa Ana Police <br />Department TECC instructors, who confirmed the equipment is consistent with the <br />equipment provided to our officers through UASI for TECC training; and <br /> <br />D. WHEREAS, SAPD issues a set of Tactical Medical Solutions (“TMS”) <br />tactical medical equipment to each officer who completes the TECC training; and <br /> <br />E. WHEREAS, Cops Direct, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, supplies law <br />enforcement agencies within the United States with fully stocked emergency medical kits <br />to handle medical emergencies and supplies this equipment at no expense to the <br />requesting agency; and <br /> <br />F. WHEREAS, Cops Direct wishes to donate 300 Patrol Trauma Response <br />Kits (belt worn), 12 Original Active Response Kits (mass casualty backpacks), and 12 <br />Foxtrot DA Litters (casualty evacuation carriers) to the SAPD; <br /> <br />G. WHEREAS, the total value of the donated equipment is $39,957; and <br />H. WHEREAS, the acceptance of this donation enhances the SAPD’s <br />response capabilities by providing a more portable individual field kit, a mass casualty <br />blowout bag, and an improved ability to evacuate casualties. <br /> <br />