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98 A service with which we are becoming more involved with is Emergency Medical Service, or.more. commonly re- ferred to as ambulance service. A State Law which is taking effect on July 1, 1975, -provides that persons operating p ambulances must have completed an 81 hour course and � passed the National Registry Examination. At the present time this department has four qualified persons,. of which two are full time, and two are callmen. We presently have i three firefighters enrolled in this course, and hopefully will have them fully qualified by July 1, 1975. We are planning a Catch-Up Program in purchases of m pp equipment and supplies, to try to overcome the effects of q p several years when apparently, nothing was purchased in the way of hose and other items that require replacement periodically because of wear and tear. I am asking that the Town, this year, consider� supply- ing transportation for the Fire Chief. Either by the pur- chasing of a vehicle; or establishing an expense account for the use of his personal vehicle. There are many miles to be travelled in performing the duties of Fire Chief. Not only within the Town, but outside of the Town. I have been using the new four-wheel drive pick-up for the most part, and my personal vehicle at times also. I have been averag- ing 500 miles per month in the new pick-up, and I would guess as much as 50 to 75 miles in my personal vehicle. The pick-up truck, with the skid mount pump and tank actually is and should be treated as piece of firefighting apparatus. This piece of apparatus has proven its worth since its entry into service. Another area into which we have made a start and will continue to expand, is our inspections. As soon. as we are able to acquaint an inspector or inspectors, an additional type of inspection will be initiated by this department I along with the continuance of our oil burner inspections. Necessary.forms and files, which are mandatory in keeping up to date records of inspections must be purchased. Added to this, is the fact of the new State Law requiring alarm systems in all homes built after Jana 1, 1975 and naming the Fire Chief as the enforcing authority. This adds up to a lot more work and travelling and inspecting for the Chief or his inspector. We have added several names to our list of calimen, my only regret is that I have not been able to outfit them j;