Laserfiche WebLink
TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: James Chandler <br />County Admknistator <br />FROM: Doug Wright, Director <br />Emergency Services <br />DATE: August 28, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Interlocal Agreement for Use <br />of St. Lucie County Air Ambulance (Helicopter) <br />by Indian -River County Advanced Life Support <br />It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be <br />given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at <br />the next regular scheduled meeting. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Staff has been meeting with St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department j <br />officials in formalizing an Interlocal Agreement for the cooperative <br />use of their Bell Long Ranger helicopter. The agreement has been <br />finalized and is before the Board for consideration. <br />The helicopter has been certified as an air ambulance by the Florida <br />Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and is currently ; <br />being used in the EMS program in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County <br />Sheriff Robert Knowles has offered to provide its services to Indian <br />River County without charge in situations where immediate trauma care <br />and rapid transportation to a medical facility is necessary. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />This agreement provides for the availability of. rapid transport of <br />trauma patients from rural areas of Indian River County. It will be <br />especially helpful for multiple casuality incidents that occur in the <br />Turnpike area where vehicle accidents occur frequently and usually <br />involve more than one vehicle and multiple patients. <br />Staff also has a concern that given the condition of State Road 60 <br />west of Vero Beach and continuing detoriation of the condition bf <br />this roadway, incidents will increase in this very rural area. The <br />helicopter availability for EMS patients will be invaluable in these <br />type situations and will decrease the transport time required for <br />trauma patients to a medical facility enhancing our life saving <br />efforts. <br />Staff recommends -approval of the Interlocal Agreement and requests <br />the Board authorize the Chairman to execute the necessary documents. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Wheeler to approve the Interlocal <br />Agreement and authorize the Chairman to execute the <br />necessary documents, as recommended by staff. <br />Commissioner Bowman wondered what we will be�required to do <br />for what seems to be quite a service. <br />Emergency Services Director Wright said we will be good <br />neighbors. He stated that this is a deal we could not pass up, at <br />it <br />PUOK f� G:r. �� <br />� SSP iO 191 J <br />