All vehicles purchased with FPF funds shall meet the following requirements:

1. A. new vehicle specifications for bid shall be submitted to the fire marshal and shall be approved by the fire marshal prior to advertising for bids;
2. B. a detailed description of used vehicles shall be submitted to the fire marshal and shall be approved prior to expending or committing FPF funds;

3. C. all new apparatus shall meet the general requirements established under the appropriate NFPA standard or nationally accepted practices if applicable, and shall be designed to meet the operational requirements of the department; if assistance is needed in determining what would be appropriate to meet the potential fire flow requirements for the department’s response area, a department may submit the following information to the fire marshal:

   (1) a description of the water supply source(s) (example: hydrants, cisterns, river, overhead tank, etc.);

   (2) a description of how the water supply shall be delivered to the apparatus (example: short lay of five-inch supply line from hydrants, long lay of five-inch supply line from relay pumper, tanker shuttle, etc.); and

   (3) a list containing the five highest commercial fire flow requirements within the response area (identify how this determination was made, example: taken from ISO batch report, used NFPA 1142, etc.); if unable to determine fire flow requirements, describe what each building is being used for (occupancy class), what each building is built of (construction classification), and square footage and height;

4. D. a requesting department shall provide documentation verifying the department’s ability to achieve the required fire flow within its identified response district prior to any funds being expended on non-structural apparatus.

[10.25.10.16 NMAC – Rp, 10.25.10.15 NMAC, 7-15-13]