New uniform contract approved for Middletown firefighters

A new three-year uniform contract for the Division of Fire was approved by Middletown City Council.

City officials said uniforms are purchased for personnel in the Division of Fire each year as a result of the contract between the IAFF and the city.

The contract with the A.E. David Company of Dayton is for an amount not to exceed $45,000 for each year and there is an optional one-year extension at the end of the three-year deal. A total of four companies submitted bids for the contract.

Uniforms are provided for new incoming personnel, as well as for current firefighters as they wear out or are destroyed in the line of duty. The uniforms covered by this bid include work uniforms, dress uniforms and jackets, as well as various pieces of tactical equipment.

The exact amount to be spent is not known at this time, since it depends on the number of uniforms that need to be replaced over the year, as well as the number of new hires. However, each firefighter is allotted a certain amount of funding each year for uniforms, and the collective amount allotted in the accounts will not be overrun. It is anticipated that the expenses will not exceed $45,000.

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