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Agency official says Measure O-funded gear helps crews see through smoke, find victims
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Summary
An agency official described new Measure O-funded equipment that helps emergency crews gather patient data, navigate smoke-filled structures to locate victims and is made with a PFOS-free vapor-barrier liner; the transcript records no formal vote or action.
An agency official said Measure O-funded equipment has “greatly helped” emergency crews by improving patient tracking, aiding hospital transport and allowing teams to locate fires and victims inside smoke-filled structures.
“This has greatly helped us,” the official said, adding that the gear lets crews “gather information and, track the patient's information, help go to the hospital with them.” The official described how, in a “smoked out building, where we can't see anything with the naked eye, we can turn this thing on, put it up towards our mask, and we can see what's in there,” saying the capability helps crews find the fire and find victims.
The official also noted a health-safety feature of the new equipment: “And in PFOS free, it doesn't contain PFOS in the vapor barrier liner,” and said that the PFOS-free liner “helps people protect us so we can be protected going into structural fires.”
The official credited Measure O with enabling the replacement of much of the department's outdated equipment. “Measure O has helped us greatly in terms of being able to withstand shape and better surfaces. We've been able to replace a lot of outdated equipment,” the official said, listing items including equipment identified as “Rogue” and training/support items such as new treadmills, a Zet Master, a step roller and new weights.
The transcript contains only these remarks and no recorded motion, vote or formal action on the purchases; it does not specify procurement details, dollar amounts, or the vendor contracting process.
