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Tom Powers, District One Supervisor
FROM: Costa
" a County
DATE: February 8, 1994
SUBJECT: Request Replacement of Front Line Fire Apparatus for the West
County Fire Protection District.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
1) Evaluate whether existing fire district funding is adequate to
replace aged and worn out equipment in the West County:
Fire Protection District and other Contra Costa County Fire
Districts.
2) Conduct a county-wide investigation to ascertain if there is
any existing apparatus available to replace aged front line
equipment.
3) Investigate whether existing funding is also available to
provide much needed urban-wildland interface equipment in
high fire zone areas.
Background:
All front-line apparatus for the West County Fire Protection District
is overdue for replacement. This situation exists county-wide and
steps need to be taken to plan for the timely replacement of old
front line equipment in all county fire districts.
See attached memo dated 1-10-94 for explanation on the condition
of the front line and reserve apparatus for the West County Fire
Protection District. The replacement process has been very slow
in the past and we need to determine if funding is available to buy
//new equipment.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: LYES SIG RE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD C MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION R BOARD ON February 8 , 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X__ OTHER .X_
In addition to approving the above recommendations , IT IS BY THE BOARD
ORDERED that the matter is REFERRED to the Internal Operations Committee
and the Finance Committee; and as requested by Supervisor Bishop, IT
IS BY THE BOARD OEDERED that the letter from Mr . William Lamb is
REFERRED to the Finance Committee. '
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Internal Operations Committee ATTESTED February 8 , 1994
Finance Committee PHIL BATCHELOR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVI RS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY DEPUTY
s -c BOAIZD OF Sy TPERVISORS
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TOM POWERS
SUPERVISOR,FIRST DISTRICT
CO° January 10, 1994
To: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
From: Tom Powers, District One Supervisor
Re: Fire Apparatus for the West County Fire Protection District
The current information I have received (as of 1/1/94) regarding the status
of the fire apparatus for the West County Fire Protection District is as follows:
1) Engine #705 - This is the front-line apparatus for Station #69 on Appian
Way in EI Sobrante. This engine currently has 96,568 miles and is less
than 4,000 miles short of the criteria to be replaced.
2) Engine #706 - This is the front-line apparatus for Station #70 on San
Pablo Ave. in San Pablo. This apparatus now has 115,153 miles and is
now nearly 16,000 miles over the criteria to be replaced.
3) Engine #707 (1973 International) - This is the reserve apparatus for the
West County Fire Protection District. This piece of apparatus does not
have 100,000 miles, but in terms of time it is over the criteria of 20 years
in service.
The three pieces of apparatus that are currently being used by the West
County Fire Protection District are much in need of being replaced. Is there any
other equipment in the county that is available to West County and is there a
way to put some funding in the coming fiscal year for a replacement piece of
apparatus?
Please let me know what we can do in the immediate future to upgrade
the apparatus for the West County Fire Protection District.
cc: Terry McGraw
Chief Allen Little
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FEB 02 '94 09:23 CONTRA COSTA CO. FPD 510 9305592 P.2
CONTRA ,COSTA COUNTY - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
FIRE CHIEF BOARD OF FIRE COMMI55IONER5
Allen Little Edward I). Haynes
'2010 Geary Road Qarrell W. Harguth
Pleasant Hill,California 94523-4694 February 2, 1994 Ra rt H.Chapman
TELEPHONE(510)930-5500
FAX(510)930.5392
The Honorable Tom .Powers, Chair
Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
Administration Building
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA . 94553
Subject: West County Fire District Apparatus
Dear Supervisor Powers;
We concur that the current West County Fire District apparatus
needs to be replaced. It is our belief that the FY 1993-94 budget
will allow for one replacement fire engine this year with a second
replacement unit the following budget year. Engine 70, a 1978
Mack Fire Englne with 115,153 miles and Reserve Unit (#707) Engine
69, a 1973 International Pumper meet Board of .Supervisors
replacement criteria established in 1987 . .
The three units mentioned in 'your memo of January 10 continue to
be functional with the third unit' in reserve as a back-up for the
two front-line fire engines. Additionally, in the event these
. units need ,to''be replaced on a short-term basis, there are three
State O.E.S. units (E1 Cerrito, Pinole; Orinda) available for use
by West. County Fire District at no cost.
We have submitted a request to the San Pablo Redevelopment Agency
for a $705,000 pass-through to fund replacement apparatus for West
County Fire District. We would appreciate your support in our
efforts to persuade the San Pablo Red6velopment Agency to pass-
through funds for this purpose.
There are replacement needs for aging apparatus in the other Fire
Districts as 'well, some of which are older and also have high
D
ileage.
Sincerely,
Allen Little
Fire Ch' '
By: William Cullen
Assistant Chief
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Lcc: pnll Bntc:ttelor, County a0mininLrtatvr
Terry McGraw, Special Districts Analyst
Serving the communities of Claytun,Concord,Lafayette,Martinet,Pieasznt Hitt,
Walnut Creek,and Some unincorporated County areas