It is the intent of this term contract to have inspections/maintenance for all City of Kalamazoo services listed in this document on a regularly scheduled basis for the unit prices as stated on the Bid and Award page for the City of Kalamazoo. As part of this contract Public Safety’s vehicles with extinguishers will be serviced and maintained. This will include (66) patrol vehicles that carry 5 # ABC extinguishers (although sometimes they grab the wrong one and end up with a 10# ABC). Three (3) Rescue vehicles with 5# ABC extinguishers. Thirteen (13) Fire Apparatuses that carry 20# CO2 and 20# ABC (all stored pressure- not cartridge operated). Two (2) Class K extinguishers in inventory and one (1) 5-gallon bucket of Class D powder on one of the apparatuses. Public safety goes through, on average, about 20 ABC extinguishers a month, mostly 5#. There is an exchange program set up at Station #4/#5 for these. These extinguishers will need to be exchanged or filled on site, as needed.
