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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDonation of Equipment for BartowRobertson, Kenneth From: Gomez, Pete Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:50 AM To: Robertson, Kenneth Cc: Calderon, Yadissa; Duren, Reginald Subject: FW: Donation of equipment for Bartow Attachments: Fire Donation Letter.pdf; Donation to Bartow Fire Academy Jan 2013.pdf; City of Miami Fire Dept donations (2).docx Good morning Ken. Please see the enclosed documents regarding a donation request made by Bartow Fire Academy. We have identified the enclosed items that have no value to the Miami Fire Department but can be used by them to train High School kids in fire fighting. This bunker gear cannot and will not be used for actual fire fighting activities as it is over ten years old and is no longer NFPA compliant. The helmets are structurally unsafe as they have cracks and the integrity has been compromised fro front line usage but can be used in a training environment. Boots that are very worn out and useless to. us. The hydraulic equipment is old and has not been used for over 6 years. The power plant and hydraulic tools have leaks and do not run properly. These tools are no longer of any value to the Miami Fire Department, and it's value in the open market is negligible. Please advise if this e-mail suffices to get this item on the commission agenda or if you need something else from us. Thanks for your attention. Pete Gomez, Assistant Fire Chief City of Miami Fire Rescue 1151 NW 7 Street Miami, Florida 33136 Office: 305-416-5408 Cell: 786-367-7746 Fax: 305-400-5265 PGomez@miamigov.com From: Gomez, Pete Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:56 AM To: Martinez, Maria Cc: Duren, Reginald; Davis, Terrence Subject: Donation of equipment for Bartow Hello Maria. We need to put together an item for commission. It is to donate some old equipment to a High School in Bartow, Florida. Enclosed are the back-up documents needed. One PDF (Fire Donation Letter) is the request I wrote to Chief Kemp and can be used as the main body of the item. The other two documents are the official requests from their organization requesting the donation with a background of who they are. Please let me know if you need anything else from me and when we can expect this to be ready for commission. Thanks 1 Pete Gomez, Assistant Fire Chief City of Miami Fire Rescue 1151 NW 7 Street Miami, Florida 33136 Office: 305-416-5408 Ce11: 786-367-7746 Fax: 305-400-5265 PGomez@miamigov.com 2 John K. Small Senior Director Claudia Smith Secretary Leann Bennett Family and Consumer Sciences Education Health Science Education *** David Byrd Agriscience, Natural Resources and Public Service Education Industrial Education *** Serena Peeler Business Technology Diversified Education and Marketing Education Technology Education *** Derrick Woodard Career Pathways Coordinator *** Mark Dunsford Career Academies, Carl Perkins Grants ***** Clifton Kahler Budget Coordinator Nathan Whaley Technical Support *.. Christina Nykile Technical Support Marketing Julie Hudson Data Specialist Jeanette Harrison Secretary III WORKFORCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SCHOOL BOARD OF POLK COUNTY P.O. BOX 391 BARTOW, FLORIDA 33831 September 26, 2012 To Whom It May Concern: 1915 SOUTH FLORAL AVENUE BARTOW, FLORIDA 33830 (863)-519-8437 • FAX (863)-534-0788 On behalf of Bartow High School Medical and Fire Academies, I, John K. Small, Senior Director of Workforce Education for Polk County Schools, FL, would be glad to accept unwanted, unusable, or retired surplus items from the City of Miami Fire Department. Any firefighting gear/PPE, SCBA, equipment, and apparatus would be appreciated. These items will be used for educational and training purposes in non -hazardous environments. Thank you in advance for your donations. Sincerely, John K. Small The Mission of Workforce Education is to educate students to be responsible, productive, competent contributors to the workforce. To whom it may concern, Bartow Medical & Academy is a"school within a school" at. Bartow Senior High School. We teach students about the medical and fire careers. Our students have the opportunityto begin in 8th grade at our Pre Med Academy -at Bartow Middle School. Students: will have the chanceto receive a high school credit for Medical Skills, or if they choose to wait, they can begin in 9th grade once they reach the high school After Medical Skills students go on to Health Science 1 and this class teaches them medical terminologyalongwith basic anatomy. Students then progress to Health Science 2 which teaches our students the history of medicine and what; careers are available to them. Students will also obtain a CPR and First Aid card All of these classes are pre requisites for:Emergency Medical Responder,. EKG Tech or:;CNA. We have also started a Fire Academy in addition to our Medical Academy. Students can enroll in Fire Fighting 1, 2, and 3 and also as a senior students are allowed to take Fire Fighter-1.. Upon of the course, the student can obtain certification as a volunteer firefighter. Students willtake an industry. certificationatthe.end of thecourse which will allow them to obtain entry level jobs in -Healthcare and Fire: As a result, our programs could not flourish without;the constant need of supplies and donated equipment lust about anything can be put to use,as'an educational tool in our academies Out of date supplies, such as, IV fluids, and meds, retired as'monitors, thuriipers stretchers, fire equipment, tools, bunker gear, retired apparatus and others is valuable to our academy as a teaching tool. We do:our best expose students to as much variety as possible to better prepare them for the .. college and career environment Any supplies that -you can provide will be greatly appreciated and is -much needed for ouracademies.:We: are also looking for corporate sponsors to help out with places for. our students to do internships and monetary assistance in buying equipment end supplies. We would be more than willing to;list your company and company's logo on our banners, Ambulance and Fire Trucks to show your sponsorship of our academy. Some of our sponsors include, Michigan Interments, Bartow Fire Dept., Polk County Fire Rescue, Hardee County Fire Rescue, Lakeland Fire.:Dept ,•Frostproof Fire Dept,., and, Lakeland Regional Medical Center. As'.you can see you would be in; great, company!!!!! Thank.you so much your time -and 1 hope we can relieve you of some of 'your retired surplus supplies and equipment! Kenneth Miles FF/EMTP- Fire Instructor John.Calandros FF/EMT- Fire Instructor.. Roxanne Dunn EMTP- Medical instructor Angie Harrison RN :- Medical Instructor Kozette Hubbard EMTP/VFF Lead Instructor Te 863)1534-7400 Fax:(863534-ati77 www PolkAcademies com Bartow=High School 127Cl. S_ Broadway Ave. Chief, We've recently had a request from Bartow High School Medical and Fire Academies for a donation of any equipment or supplies that are no longer of use or of value to the Miami Fire Department. The Workforce Education Department is a part of the School Board of Polk County. The school operates this Academy in an effort to provide additional learning opportunities to the youth of their communities and are a not for profit organization. They have very limited funding and are requesting any equipment that is no longer usable to be donated to them. The donation of this equipment will not cost us any money as they will pick up and incur the cost for transporting everything back to their facility. Below are items that we have identified as equipment that is no longer of any use to us and the possible value it might have at auction or as trade in value: Amkus Extrication tools have been at the Fire Training center for over 6 years without being used. The power units have leaks, do not run well and some of the tools themselves have hydraulic Teaks. They are antiquated and are of no value to the Miami Fire Department for several reasons. We do not use Amkus tools and we have recently purchased a complete compliment of Rescue Tools to outfit the apparatus at Stations 1, 6, 8, 9 and 10 as well as providing a set for the Training center to use for recruit training. Their value at auction is questionable. Fire Fighting Boots, are old and worn as they have been turned in by fire fighters. These boots are the ones that fire fighters turn in as being worn and we've replaced them with new ones. We have several boxes that have been stored for years and have absolutely no value to the Miami Fire Department. Old, worn bunker gear, has met its life time according to NFPA. This gear is in various states of disrepair . such as rips, tears, broken zippers etc. This gear is gear that has been turned in over the years that has no value the Miami Fire Department any longer. Old worn and damged helmets are no longer of use to the Miami Fire Deaprtment. These are helmets that have been turned in to SSD and replaced for various stages of damage over the years. These helmets have been in storage for years and have no value to the Miami Fire Department.