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r NOV 2 198 <br />Commissioner Lyons explained that both_ the fire <br />PACE2,26 <br />department and the ambulance squads have paramedics. We <br />plan to find a way to use their expertise. Through Dr. <br />Frazier, we may be able to establish liaison with the <br />hospitals to expand our service in that way. In the long <br />run <br />we <br />may <br />want a responding <br />unit other than a <br />fire <br />truck, <br />but <br />he <br />did <br />not think so. He <br />believed the next <br />step <br />will be <br />more along the lines of improved communications so as to <br />take advantage of the available paramedic skill. He did not <br />contemplate incurring tremendous new expense to take this <br />next step. That is his aim and that is the way he plans to <br />operate. He asked that if anybody has any different <br />feeling, let hirci know now. <br />Commissioner Wodtke agreed the expertise is there in <br />paramedic training and if there is some way we can.utilize <br />that without getting back into a fire vs. volunteer or <br />paramedic situation, he would have no objections. <br />Commissioner Lyons felt that _the general feeling is - <br />pretty much along those lines and that people realize the <br />significant costs that would be incurred if the ambulance <br />squad was not used. He felt our position is pretty well <br />understood as far as the budget is concerned, and unless <br />anybody objects strenuously, that is the direction that he <br />would take. <br />59a <br />