After November’s voter approval for select Scottsdale capital improvement projects, efforts are underway to begin replacing the fire department’s old emergency response equipment.
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After November’s voter approval for select Scottsdale capital improvement projects, efforts are underway to begin replacing the fire department’s old emergency response equipment.
On Nov. 25, Scottsdale City Council approved on consent a resolution authorizing a fiscal year 2019-20 General Fund Capital Contingency Budget Appropriation transfer of more than $2 million to a newly-created capital project entitled, “Replace Outdated Emergency Response Equipment for Fire Department.”
The project will be funded by $2,057,000 from the General Obligation Bond 2019 proceeds and $171,400 from the CIP General Fund, according to a city staff report.
Since the FY2019-20 budget included $20 million of General Fund CIP approved for the Bond 2019 program, or a portion of it, the $2,228,400 for replacing fire department emergency response equipment is “alarm” for immediate implementation.
For the care and safety of Scottsdale citizens, visitors and fire department personnel, the update includes replacing cardiac monitors and defibrillators, Automatic External Defibrillators, Thermal Imaging Cameras, fire fighter self-contained breathing apparatus units, extrication equipment and ballistic vests, detailed the report.
Plus, cardiac monitors and defibrillators used on all Scottsdale fire apparatus will end on Dec. 31, making current equipment not only obsolete but not allowing the fire department to send information such as lead Electrocardiogram to receiving hospitals and transmit data into electronic patient care records, according to the report.
An equipment upgrade will allow emergency personnel to comply with pre-hospital ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction alert and other critical medical protocols, state guidelines, programs, the report added.
The fire department has requested an expedited delivery of the new devices from the equipment manufacturer to receive devices and train the staff on new equipment for full operations by Jan. 1, 2020.
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