Deputies buy new equipment with citation money

By Jonathan Simmons
| 5:00 a.m. November 25, 2013

Flagler Coutny Sheriff James Manfre and Undersheriff Rick Staly open new AED units purchsed with city of Palm Coast traffic citation funds. (Courtesy photo.)

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Flagler County deputies have a few new tools in their arsenal: 80 Automated External Defibrillators bought with funds from Palm Coast traffic citations.

The AEDs cost a total of $90,400, and the 80 purchased are enough for every road deputy to have one, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bob Weber said in a news release.

“Deputies are often the first to respond to an emergency scene. In the event of a heart attack, these AEDs can be used to save a life until medical personnel arrive,” Sheriff James Manfre said.

The deputies learned how to use the machines at a Friday training session provided by the Sheriff’s Office Training Unit and AED manufacturer Bound Tree Medical.