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Fire chief outlines 'Heart Safe Community' push as AED network grows to 31 devices
Summary
Division Chief Dan Dunn told commissioners the city has expanded its PulsePoint‑registered AED inventory from seven to 31 and trained 244 residents in hands‑only CPR toward a 15% certification target (about 3,900 people). He proposed certifying all city staff and adding AEDs to police cars with grant support.
Division Chief Dan Dunn presented the Fire Department's 2026 cardiac‑readiness update and said the department is pursuing a Heart Safe Community certification to close the bystander‑CPR gap. "So right now, we have a network of AEDs... We're now at 31," Dunn said, noting a 340% increase in identified AEDs since the program began its local push. He said hands‑only CPR trainings are brief and that the department has trained 244 people in two months toward a 15% goal — roughly 3,900 residents.
Dunn described program components: logging AED locations in the PulsePoint app (including schools, gyms and city facilities), training city staff (about 100 employees) to act as additional responders, and coordinating with skilled‑nursing facilities where cardiac arrests have been concentrated. He also said staff will explore grants to equip patrol cars with AEDs and pursue instructor certification among city personnel. Commissioners asked about overlaying AEDs on the city's GIS and whether private‑home AEDs can be included; Dunn said homeowners can register devices and that PulsePoint supports lockbox access codes for private units.
