Budget Request 2019-2020
Detailed Decision Package
Camas-Washougal Fire Department
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
The FD’s current inventory of SCBAs is about to expire (end
of 2018). After this period of time most
components need to be replaced.
Background
Approximately 15
years ago, all Clark County fire agencies purchased new SCBAs through a federal
grant. All of these SCBAs are presently
set to expire at the end of 2018. After
this period of time, most components need to be replaced to keep them legal for
use and it is not cost effective to try to refurbish them.
Current situation
We attempted a county-wide grant to replace all
SCBAs and were turned down. We
subsequently applied for another grant on our own to try to get the SCBAs
replaced and were also turned down.
There are no other options remaining to finding some help funding
replacement before the deadline of the end of the year.
Proposed solution
All county agencies
are now faced with funding their own SCBA replacement since our grant attempts
have not been successful. We have
solicited some informal price quotes for the same SCBAs that other county
agencies are going with and we estimate our replacement needs to be
approximately $330,000. If approved,
these new SCBAs should last us for another 10-15 years.
Expenditure Calculations and Assumptions
The costs for the SCBAs are $330,000 to replace all units
but this cost is allocated between Camas and Washougal with an approximate
60%/40% split per the ILA between the two cities.