Western Pa. Rescuers Get Funds for Navigation Systems
Rescue units in northwestern Pennsylvania have been awarded $90,000 in federal funds to install high-tech tracking devices in ambulances and at dispatch centers.
Jun. 17--Rescue units in northwestern Pennsylvania have been awarded $90,000 in federal funds to install high-tech tracking devices in ambulances and at dispatch centers.
The navigation technology will allow dispatchers to follow an emergency vehicle's location on a computer-aided system, making it easier for teams to assist in emergencies outside their coverage areas. Teams getting the equipment were dispatched to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bill McClincy, executive director of the Emergency Medical Management Cooperative, which obtained the grant, said communications centers will be able to see vehicles and direct them to unfamiliar locations.
The systems should be operating by early fall at the Crawford County emergency dispatch center, the Clarion County 911 center and in seven ambulances and paramedic services, McClincy said.
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