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Fire chief urges purchase of new cardiac monitors and AEDs, proposes 0% two‑year lease from EMS fund
Summary
Templeton's fire chief told the Capital Improvements Committee the town's ambulance cardiac monitors and AEDs have passed their usable service life and recommended buying two ZOLL monitors and two AEDs (quote total $129,102). He proposed a 0% two‑year lease to spread payments and said the EMS fund has reserves to cover the cost.
The fire chief told the Capital Improvements Committee on Oct. 2025 that Templeton's ambulance cardiac monitors and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have exceeded their service life and are no longer serviceable, and he recommended buying replacement equipment from ZOLL. The quote in the packet covers two monitors and two defibrillators at a combined price of $129,102. He said the vendor has offered a 0% interest two‑year payment plan.
The chief said the monitors on the ambulances were bought around 2012–2013 and the manufacturer and vendor guidance limits service life…
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