RECOMMENDATION(S):
Acting as the governing body of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Life Extension Clinics Inc., dba Life Scan Wellness Centers, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for annual physical examinations for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, for the period of May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted; 100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) has provided annual medical evaluations for firefighters to ensure that they are medically fit for duty for nearly 25 years. During the past two decades, the assault on North American firefighters’ health and wellness has evolved dramatically. The key to reducing the mortality rate of firefighters is continual health and wellness education and providing resources for early detection of disease processes that kill our nations’ first responders at double the rate of the normal population.
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