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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />NOVEMBER 20, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR THERMAL <br />IMAGING CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-154) <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />__._.,) <br />'^/ <br />CI Y MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to All Star Fire Equipment for the purchase of a thermal <br />imaging cameras and accessories in the amount of $155,160. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On September 19, 2005, the City Council accepted a $8.4 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland <br />Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. <br />This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban <br />areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate <br />equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of <br />terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for <br />equipment purchases approved and authorized by the Office of Disaster <br />Preparedness. <br />The Santa Ana Division of Homeland Security requires thermal imaging <br />cameras, parts and accessories to aid the firefighters in locating trapped <br />occupants in structure fires that may result from acts of terrorism. The <br />thermal imaging camera is a hand-held device that enhances the ability of <br />firefighters to see in near zero visibility conditions, adding a degree of <br />safety by decreasing the chances of a firefighter becoming disoriented or <br />lost while in the structure. The camera may also be used to locate small <br />hidden. fires using temperature readings shown in the camera's viewfinder, <br />thus eliminating the need to open up hidden areas of the structure to <br />search for the fire. <br />22L-1 <br />