Report Prepared by: Billy Alcorn, Fire Chief, Fire Department
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SUBJECT: Office of Emergency Services - Authorization to Submit a Letter of Interest to Cal OES Requesting the Assignment of a Type VI Fire Engine
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approves authorization to submit a letter of interest to Cal OES requesting the assignment of a Type VI fire engine.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion authorizing the submission of a letter to Cal OES requesting the assignment of a Type VI fire engine.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by City Council; or,
3. Deny this request; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items (Specific items to be addressed in City Council motion); or,
5. Continue to a future city Council meeting (date and time to be specified in motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200 - Powers
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 501 - City Manager - Powers and Duties
Charter of the City of Merced Title 8 - Health and Safety
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Public Safety as provided for in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
History
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has notified fire agencies in Region 5, which includes the City of Merced, of an enhancement to the State's Master Mutual Aid fire equipment resources with the addition of a Type VI fire engine. Fire Agencies interested in receiving a Type VI engine are being asked to submit a request to participate as a Transferee in the system, therefore the fire department requests City Council's concurrence.
The city has previously entered in an Agreements for Temporary Transfers of Vehicular Equipment with the State, when it received its first Cal OES engine in 1989 and an Urban Search and Rescue Type II trailer and associated equipment cache in 2017.
Justification for Pursuit of the Type VI Fire Engine
Due to the increased need for more cost e...
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