LAKEPORT, Calif. – A recent donation to the Lakeport Police Department will allow the agency to outfit its officers’ vehicles with life-saving equipment.
Last week, the Lake County Tribal Health Consortium gave the police department $6,800 to purchase defibrillators.
Police Chief Brad Rasmussen reported the donation to the Lakeport City Council on Tuesday night and thanked Lake County Tribal Health.
The $6,800 donation will cover five defibrillators for police vehicles.
Rasmussen told the council that his officers often arrive at emergency scenes ahead of medical personnel.
Thanks to the new equipment, they’re in a position to save more lives than before, he said.
The police department, which a year ago had won a defibrillator from AED.us, has been training and certifying its officers over the last few years in the use of the life-saving equipment.
Tribal Health has offered support previously for outfitting local law enforcement with equipment.
It presented a $6,500 check to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in December to fund five defibrillators, as Lake County News has reported.
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Lake County Tribal Health donates to outfit Lakeport Police with defibrillators
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