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University Park council approves purchase of two Lifepak monitor‑defibrillators for fire department
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the University Park City Council approved buying two Lifepak 35 monitor‑defibrillators for the fire department, funded in the FY2025 CIP and procured via the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract to replace 2013 units.
At its Jan. 21 meeting, the University Park City Council approved the purchase of two Lifepak 35 monitor‑defibrillators for the city fire department, at a contract price of $114,858.88 through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract.
The council approved the purchase after a presentation from Fire Chief Randy Howell explaining the devices’ role in prehospital care and the need to replace aging units. “They’re primarily used by paramedics to analyze and interpret a patient's EKG and heart rhythm,” Howell said, adding the monitors support procedures such as synchronized cardioversion and defibrillation and record patient vital signs.
Howell told the council the department has four monitored defibrillators in service and that two units in fire apparatus are 2013 models that have reached end of life. He said the service contractor could no longer maintain the older models and parts availability had diminished. The Capital Projects Review Committee included $115,000 in the FY2025 CIP for the purchase; the vendor’s Sourcewell contract meets the city’s cooperative‑purchase requirements. The city will take a $1,000 trade‑in credit for each replaced unit, according to Howell.
Council members moved and seconded the item and the council approved the purchase. The equipment will be added to the fire department fleet and managed by the department under existing maintenance protocols.
