Federal grant helps San Marcos Fire Department do more than fight fires

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – The San Marcos Fire Department is receiving a federal grant to help purchase cardiac treatment devices for its fire trucks.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarded the department $332,182 with a match from the city of $33,218 for six LifePak 15 monitors and six Lucas mechanical chest compression systems. The department has plans to equip each fire station’s main fire truck and the battalion chief’s vehicle with one of the devices.
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