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I TO: Board of County DATE: June 22, 1983 FILE:* Commissioners SUBJECT: FROM: Pa'KB• Lyons REFERENCES: a s.ic Attached is a letter dated June 14th from Victor Foster, Chief, Indian River County.Ambulance Squad requesting funding in the amount of $7,248 for additional radio equipment for the ambulances located in Vero Beach. The matter of communication between the ambulances, Fire Department and the police when the ambulances are on a run, has been the subject of some discussion at the meetings of: the Communications Sub -committee of the E.M.S. Council. This capability exists for all of the other emergency ambulance units in the County except for Vero Beach. This communication is helpful in routing the ambulance to hard to find locations and is also very important in cutting down on unnecessary dual responses by the South County Fire District when it is obvious in the field that their services will not be required. I would suggest that this request be funded from our reserve for contingency account. Commissioner Scjrlock felt it is ironic that the City of Vero Beach has n4 chosen to work with the Ambulance Squad any more and i asking us to pick up the burden they are dropping. He stated that he, however, supports this request even though J.he City does not seem to want to participate in somet�ing that is a direct benefit to them. Commissioner Wo#ke asked if these ambulances will be able to communicate *ith the Vero Beach Police, and Commissioner Lyons sated that they will and also with the South County Fire Department and the Sheriff. Commissioner Scurlock asked if it might not be better if this funding camelfrom the Fire District rather than the General Fund; he believed this is obviously a benefit to the South County as oppo:3ed to the North County. I JUL 6 1983 1 74