The Fire Department has a mismatched selection of old style Hurst Tool (aka "Jaws of Life') hoses. The Fire Department kept these hoses on hand because the Department still had a couple of the old style Hurst Tools in service.  The Fire Department has now retired and/or replaced these units and no longer needs to keep the backup hoses. Recycling or discarding the hoses was considered; however, a member of the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department contacted the Billings Fire Department looking for old Hurst Tool hoses that would work with their Hurst Tool. The Billings Fire Department is requesting approval to donate the hoses to the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department.

City Council may:

• Approve the donation of the hoses to the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department; or
• Not approve the donation of the hoses to the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department.

There is no fiscal impact. These hoses were systematically retired from service because the hose couplings do not work on the new style Hurst Tools.

Staff recommends that the City Council declare retired Hurst Tool hoses as surplus property and donate them to the Three Forks Fire Department.