Title
Resolution Determining ALCO Machine, Incorporated to be the Only Source Practicable Available From Which to Procure Forcible Entry Machines and Calibration Units for those machines and Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Purchase Contract with ALCO Machine, Incorporated as "Sole Source"
Purpose
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue (HDFR) $173,514 (90%) with a match of $17,351 (10%) from HDFR. The purpose of this grant is to protect the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards. HDFR requested funds to provide a mandatory, non-punitive, occupational wellness and fitness initiative for all uniformed career and volunteer fire and EMS personnel. The goal is to certify 25-32 of our personnel as Peer Fitness Trainers and 6 of those will be certified as Senior Peer Fitness Trainers. The grant will support funding to backfill positions while they attend the train-the-trainer courses. It will provide course materials, fitness kits and manuals to those Peer Fitness Trainers and Senior Trainers. The materials will allow the trainers to train all members in health maintenance, healthy eating habits, physical fitness, injury prevention and self-care. They will establish physical goals and health maintenance programs based on individual needs and track performance through a fire service related database. A portion of the funding will allow HDFR to provide commercial grade exercise equipment at teach of our eleven fire stations for members to use. Members will be trained by the Senior Peer Fitness Trainers on how to use the equipment. Three sets of required IAFF/IAFC Wellness/Fitness Initiative testing equipment will also be purchased to test fitness levels from baseline to annual fitness testing.
Last month the council approved our resolution (File Number: 16-0015 Sole Source) to use the (International Association of Fire Fighters/Fire Chiefs and American C...
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