• The City of Vancouver Fire Department currently has an entire compliment of MSA 2002 Edition Firehawk SCBAs that have been in service for sixteen (16) years and are in need of replacing.
• The purchase of SCBA equipment and accessories will replace existing equipment and accessories and at a minimum include 133 SCBA assemblies, 6 rapid intervention team (RIT) packs, 4 supplied air respirators (SARs), 1 SAR kit, 4 SAR hose lines, 3 additional SAR ten (10) minute capacity escape cylinders, 111 additional face pieces, 30 additional sixty (60) minute cylinders and 45 additional pack soft component /harness sets.
• The agreement establishes a five (5) year contract for on-going equipment and accessory needs.
• Primary funding for the project is provided through an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Goal 2, Objective 2.1: Provide reliable and responsive police, fire and EMS services.

The City of Vancouver Fire Department (VFD) currently has an entire compliment of Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) 2002 Edition Firehawk SCBAs that have been in service for sixteen (16) years and are in need of replacing. The scope of this project includes replacing the existing equipment and establishing a five (5) year contract for on-going equipment and accessory needs.  The DHS through FEMA has awarded the fire department a $725,453 grant under FEMA’s AFG program to replace107 SCBA assemblies.

The City released a request for proposals (RFP #2-20) to select a supplier for the upcoming purchase of SCBA equipment and accessories to replace existing equipment and accessories and at a minimum include 133 SCBA assemblies, 6 RIT packs, 4 supplied air respirators (SARs), 1 SAR kit, 4 SAR hose lines, 3 additional SAR ten (10) minute capacity escape cylinders, 111 additional face pieces, 30 additional sixty (60) minute cylinders and 45 additional pack soft component/harness sets.

The City received one proposal for the purchase of SCBA equipment and accessories. The proposal from Municipal Emergency Services, Inc (MES) met the minimum requirements of the RFP. MES was chosen to be the supplier.

1. Aging SCBA equipment and accessories will be replaced with new state- of- the- art SCBA equipment and accessories.
2. New SCBA equipment and accessories will reduce the amount of maintenance needed and are expected to last 15 years.