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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #218 |
| Automated External Defibrillator in Law Enforcement Vehicles Grant Program |
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| Requester: |
Nikole Souder-Schale |
Organization: |
American Heart Association |
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| Project Title: |
Automated External Defibrillator in Law Enforcement Vehicles Grant Program |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 3:18:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This budget request addresses a statewide public health interest. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDS) have saved numerous lives in Florida. Early defibrillation is critical in saving victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A victim of sudden cardiac arrest who is not defibrillated within 8 to 10 minutes has little chance of survival. Even the best emergency medical providers are often unable to respond to victims of sudden cardiac arrest within the necessary 4 minutes after collapse. Law enforcement officers who have been equipped with AEDs in their cars have saved lives. Law enforcement officers are frequently the first responders to an emergency medical situation. Communities have greater numbers of law enforcement officers than emergency medical personnel. Victims of sudden cardiac arrest have a greater chance of survival in communities where law enforcement vehicles are equipped with AEDs. AEDs allowed trained law enforcement officers to quickly and safely deliver defibrillation before emergency medical personnel can arrive. Law enforcement officers are continuously on patrol and poised to respond to emergencies. Placing AEDs in law enforcement vehicles will save lives in Florida. This grant program requires matching funds and will be available to: police departments, sheriff's office, and the Florida Highway Patrol throughout the Rural Economic Development Initiative Counties. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
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Contact: |
Guy Tunnell, Executive Directo |
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Po Box 1480 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 410-7001 |
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Tallahassee 32302 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okeechobee, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This request will provide funding to the FDLE for a grant program to equip law enforcement vehicles in the Rural Economic Development Initiative counties with automated external defibrillators. It has been estimated that the cost to place an automated external defibrillator in every law enforcement vehicle in the state of Florida is approximately $18 million. The American Heart Association and partners are already sponsoring the placement of defibrillators in law enforcement vehicles, in fact of the past few years they have raised over $1 million for that specific cause. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Placing automated external defibrillators in law enforcement vehicles will save lives. The measurable outcome anticipated will be the placement of automated external defibrillators in law enforcement vehicles throughout the state. Most importantly this request will provide funding to rural areas for the placement of automated external defibrillators in law enforcement vehicles. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Heart Ready Communities |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Jackson County Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/09/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
