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Fannin County approves plan to buy Lucas CPR devices, $134,885 commitment to replace aging equipment
Summary
County commissioners approved locking in a vendor price to acquire five Lucas automated CPR devices (two this year and three next year) at a total quoted cost of $134,885; two units would be purchased now to lock pricing and the remainder after inventory is used.
Fannin County commissioners voted to authorize purchase of Lucas automated CPR devices to replace aging automatic CPR machines that the county’s public safety staff said will become obsolete and unsupported by the current manufacturer in 2026.
Public safety staff told the board the county currently uses an automatic CPR device model that the vendor will stop supporting and for which parts and batteries will be phased out next year. Staff presented a quote for five Lucas devices from an alternate manufacturer at a total cost of $134,885, including a five-year warranty that replaces batteries and defective parts.
Officials said the county plans to buy two devices immediately to lock the quoted price and receive the units from warehouse stock; the other three would be ordered after the first of the year and brought into service after current consumables (batteries and bands) are used. Staff estimated trade-in credit of roughly $500–$1,000 per old unit would apply and that the devices can be placed into service after training.
A commissioner made a motion to approve up to $134,885 from Public Safety funds to purchase the Lucas devices (two now, three to follow), the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The county will schedule training before placing new devices on frontline trucks and will stage replacement to avoid discarding recently purchased consumables for the older units.
