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CONSIDERATION OF FIREHOUSE SUBS FOUNDATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,462.33.
Presented by: Tavis Leake, Fire Chief.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant and the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request.
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The Fire District would like to apply for a Firehouse Subs Foundation Grant. The Fire District would apply for a grant to purchase a Physio-Control Lifepak Monitor/Defibrillator. The Physio-Control Lifepak 15 monitor/defibrillator is the new standard in emergency care for ALS teams who want the most clinically innovative, operationally effective, and durable device available today.The Lifepak 15 technology helps detect hard-to-diagnose conditions and improve patient care with noninvasive monitoring of carbon monoxide, SpO2, and methemoglobin. In addition, the Lifepak 15 offers temperature monitoring, which can be transmitted to other lifecare systems. Sometimes visual patient inspection on the scene is not enough. The technology of the Physio-Control LifePak can be used to assess patients with respiratory diseases; can be used to verify the effectiveness of resuscitation efforts as well as assessing the adequacy of ventilation during medication administration or procedural sedation.
Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: N/A
Grant Summary and Timeline: The grant application is due in March with an award to be issued in April and all funds must be expended by December 31, 2018.
The benefit will be in allowing Sedgwick County Fire District personnel to train on and gain familiarity with the same equipment that they will see used by EMS on emergency medical calls, it will further benefit the Fire District by providing a reliable diagnostic tool during Incident Rehab. Finally, the equipment will allow for enhanced communication between the Fire District and the local EMS transport agency minimizing time to accomplish tasks in critical situations.
The grant funding would assist the Fire District in concert with the local EMS provider in providing more timely medical care especially, in critical situations by allowing our personnel to train on and gain experience with the same equipment used by EMS services.
The immediate positive effect will be that on critical medical emergencies, including respiratory difficulty and cardiac arrest this equipment will allow the Fire District employees and EMS services to interact quickly and smoothly in providing emergency care.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 04/01/2018
Grant period ends: 12/31/2018
Source of funding
Grant: $28,462.33
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding: $0
TOTAL SOURCES: $28,462.33
Uses of funding
Operational costs: $28,462.33
Personnel: $0
Contractual services: $0
Operational supplies: $0
Equipment: $28,462.33
Indirect administrative costs: $0
Capital projects cost: $0
TOTAL USES $28,462.33
Source of matching funds: No matching funds required.
Source of other funding:
Budget Authority Adjustment: Requests for additional authority for 2018 include $28,462.33 in 14998-279. Details are included in the attached budget forms.
Personnel considerations: N/A
Expected measurable outcomes: N/A
Requirements from Sedgwick County: Reporting on the status of the project until completed.
Alternatives: Do not apply and forgo this funding.
Policy considerations: N/A
Legal considerations: Legal authority to enter into the grant agreement is provided by K.S.A.19-101 et seq. The grant has been reviewed and approved by the Office of the County Counselor. Pursuant to the County's grant policies and procedures, the Manager has the authority to approve the County entering into this grant agreement.