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s � � plan and would prefer to see a joint effort between the Fire Department and the Ambulance Squad since he did not believe an advanced life support program would be worth anything without cooperation between those departments. He reported that Mr. Buchanan of the Vero Beach Ambulance Squad and Fire Chief Forrest Smith have been working on this, and he would like them to make a presentation. Mr. Buchanan reported that they are still working on this, and he would like to get something down in writing. He had -confidence that the squads will work together for the best of the county, but was concerned that if the Board should today vote down the Advanced Life Support plan submitted by Dr. Lucas that it would be the end of any further consideration of ALS. He also did not believe the doctors had been notified of today's meeting, and felt they should be present. Mr. Buchanan emphasized that the present thought is that they are going to work together and come up with something. Chairman Scurlock asked if Mr. Buchanan was requesting that the Commission refer this back to the ALS Committee for a further look at the situation. Chief Smith did not see any problem with the Board going ahead and making a decision this afternoon on the plan submitted by Dr. Lucas, and then the committee could make a further presentation at another time. He did believe the committee should be involved, however. Commissioner Bird felt the normal chain of events would be for the squads involved to formalize their ultimate plan and have the committee look at it before coming back to the County Commission for any final decision. He stressed that we do not want to bypass the committee. Mr. Buchanan assured the Board that the departments can work together to come up with something acceptable. 55 BQOK 50 .*E504 JUL 14 198