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® � s <br />Commissioner Lyons explained that both the fire <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 we may want a responding unit other than a fire truck, <br />but he did not think so. He believed the next step 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 him 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 />y <br />(Sla) <br />5 <br />goo;5) F -L-59, ,,,, <br />