PPE Suits

The City of Santa Monica is 8.2 square miles with a dense urban footprint including single-family residences, multi-unit apartment complexes, a business district, hotels, and 3 miles of coastline. Santa Monica’s beaches and iconic municipal pier are world renowned tourist and recreation destinations. Because of this iconic status, the City’s population can swell from a 90,000 to upwards of 300,000 during summer weekends and holidays. The Santa Monica Police Department comprises 232 sworn police positions and 215 professional staff positions. On average, the Police Department responds to over 120,000 calls for service per year. The Santa Monica Police Department must maintain the capability of providing critical public safety response services in Chemical, Biological, Radiologic, or Nuclear (CBRN) environments. This capability is achieved through the use of specialized personal protective equipment (PPE), including the proposed Blauer XRT protective suits. Because CRBN environments may persist for extended periods (days to weeks), the number of available suits must be consistent with the number of sworn personnel who will be expected to operate in these environments.