Title
Agreement with Phoenix Suns Marketing Limited Partnership for Fire Department Technical Rescue and Special Operations Training (Ordinance S-45044)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Phoenix Suns Marketing Limited Partnership for access to a vacant structure for the purpose of Technical Rescue and Special Operations training.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this agreement is to allow the Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) to utilize a vacant structure to simulate a structural collapse. PFD technical rescue teams require training in various rescue techniques, including structural collapse rescue. Structural collapse rescue is the use of advanced techniques to locate, extricate, and stabilize victims within collapsed structures or other confined spaces.
In the event of a manmade or natural disaster, a coordinated response of technical rescue will be initiated from local, state, and federal levels. Once technical rescue teams are activated they will deploy to the disaster and conduct rescue operations until they are relieved or demobilize. Allowing PFD to utilize a vacant structure provides an opportunity to train, in order to maintain skills in structural collapse rescue.
Contract Term
This agreement is effective when ratified by all signatories, and terminates March 31, 2019.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City to authorize the agreement.
Location
The structure is located at 1 E. Madison St.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.