Fire and EMS workers in Burrton learned how to use a new piece of life-saving equipment last week. The department recently received a KRAF grant from the board of EMS to purchase a LUCAS, which is an automated CPR machine. The grant paid for 75 percent of the approximately $15,000 cost, with the department matching the remainder. EMS Director Cherie King said the LUCAS is something their department has really needed for a while. “We applied last year and didn’t get it, but last year I think there was a lot that didn’t get funded because of COVID,” King said. Halstead and Newton already have LUCAS machines. “We’ve seen it with Halstead, but we’ve never put it on. Halstead’s always done it,” King said. “As you can see, it brought a lot of people out.”
Source: Harvey County Now
