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MAR 15 199. sooK 91 FA;r �S <br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR USE OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. <br />AIR AMBULANCE (HELICOPTER) <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/1/94: <br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: James Chandler <br />County Admin <br />ist for <br />FROM: Doug Wright Director <br />Emergency Services <br />DATE: March 1, 1994 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Interlocal Agreement for Use <br />of St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department <br />Air Ambulance (Helicopter) <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 />On September 10, 1991, and December 8, 1992, The Board of County <br />Commissioners approved an Interlocal Agreement with the St. Lucie <br />County Sheriff's Department for the cooperative use of their Bell <br />Long Ranger helicopter for emergency services purposes. The <br />agreement is now before the Board for consideration and <br />reauthorization for this fiscal year. <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 continues to offer 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 casualty 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, incidents will increase in this very rural area. <br />The helicopter availability for EMS patients will be invaluable in <br />these type situations and will decrease the transport time required <br />for trauma patients to a medical facility enhancing our life saving <br />efforts. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends Board approval <br />requests the Board authorize the <br />agreement. <br />14 <br />of the Interlocal Agreement and <br />Chairman to execute the attached <br />