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April 3, 1998
New ambulance in service with
Purdue Fire Department
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University Fire Department has put into service
a new, state-of-the-art ambulance on the West Lafayette campus.
It is one of two ambulances operated by the department, each staffed by two state-certified
firefighter/emergency medical technicians at all times to respond to any emergency.
"The unit was built with specifications written by a committee of our firefighters,"
said Purdue Fire Chief Tom Adams. "It's fully equipped and certified by the Indiana
Emergency Medical Services Commission. It will help us respond even better to whatever
emergencies might arise."
He said the new ambulance replaces a 1982 unit that was sold to the Rossville Community
Volunteer Fire Department for use as an equipment truck. The new unit was built by
American Emergency Vehicles, Jefferson, N.C., on a 1997 Ford diesel chassis.
The $82,748 ambulance can transport two patients. It is equipped with oxygen, spinal
immobilization equipment, non-visual airway equipment, an automatic external defibrillator,
backboards, suction equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus.
The new unit is traditional fire-engine red with gold striping and Purdue markings.
CONTACT: Adams, (765) 494-6919
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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