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New Carlisle council approves Stryker maintenance contract, hears $360,000 estimate to staff second medic
Summary
Council approved a maintenance contract for fire and EMS equipment and heard that running a second 24/7 medic unit would cost about $360,000 a year; the fire division also named a department inspector and continues hiring.
The New Carlisle City Council on June 2 approved a premium maintenance contract with Stryker for the city’s Fire Division equipment and heard cost estimates to staff a second medic unit.
The maintenance contract covers medics’ Lifepak 15 devices, cots and load systems, power stair chairs and three Lucas devices; under the program Stryker will perform preventive maintenance twice a year and replace lithium batteries at no charge. Council approved the ordinance authorizing the Stryker contract by a 7-0 vote.
The vote follows a presentation from the fire chief, who said single-component failures can be…
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