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I <br />8. SHERIFF WHEELER - REQUEST TO PURCHASE 21 <br />AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS FROM MATCHING <br />GRANT FUNDS <br />The Board reviewed a Letter of February 11, 1998 and a Memorandum of February <br />16, 1998: <br />� <br />ryeriff <br />4055 41BtAVENUE <br />February 11, 1998 <br />The Honorable John Tippin, Chairman <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960-3394 <br />GARY C. WHEELER • INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMBER FLORIDA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION <br />MEMBER OF NATIONAL SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 329H0-1608 <br />Re: Request to Purchase 21 Automatic External Defibrillators from EMS Matching Grant Funds <br />Dear Mr. Tippin: <br />PHONE (561) 569-6700 <br />Please consider this request to purchase 21 Automatic External Defibrillators on a State Grant. The Florida <br />Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Matching Grant program, assists private <br />and public organizations in improving and expanding emergency prehospital EMS systems. Funds are <br />collected from various traffic fines and related cost proceedings as authorized by Chapter 401, part II, Florida <br />Statutes. These funds are deposited into the EMS trust fund with forty percent of the funds collected being <br />used for the EMS Matching Grant Program. <br />The funding for this request would be as follows: <br />Equipment County Match State Match Total <br />Twenty-one (21) Life Pak 500 $18,637.50 $55,912.50 $74,550.00 <br />Automated External Defibrillators <br />Our intention is to use the defibrillators in areas that might experience a longer response time from our EMS <br />units and in cases where a deputy arrives on the scene at a heart call prior to the EMS units. Distribution is <br />planned as indicated on the accompanying memo from Capt. Waters. <br />This request has been coordinated by EMS and mirrors a request from the Recreation Department last week. <br />The deadline for the grant application is February 20, 1998. Your attention to this request at your earliest <br />convenience would be appreciated. <br />Sincerely, <br />,4(7 C . bA,),--- <br />Gary C. Wheeler. Sheriff <br />GCW:mej <br />Attachments 11 W-- '~ <br />The 173rd Internationally Accredited Law Enforcement Agency <br />Accredited by the CommiWon on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Incorporated01 <br />February 17, 1998 <br />16 <br />0 0 <br />