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RESO l.UTION NO • .50 , Sl:IUl:S OF 1975 •
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THOSE WHO HAVE ENABLED THE CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD TO CREATE A PARAMEDICAL UNIT WITlllN THE FIRE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD.
WHEREAS, Dr. Robert S. Brittain, Director of Inter-
Hospital Education Association of Swedish Hospital and
Porter Medical Center has developed a valuable community
medical training program for paramedics, which the Engle-
wood City Fire Department has adopted and implemented
within the City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, the paramedic program has as its purpose the
saving of lives and the reduction of injury and suffering
within the city by training personnel of the Fire Depart-
ment in the use of sophisticated medical lifesaving equip-
me n t s o a s to give the citizens of this city the most re-
sponsive emergency medical care possible; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood has had the following
pe rsonnel qualify as paramedics with over 400 hours of in-
tensive training, practice and testing as paramedics, those
personnel being: Wallace K. Gough, James R. Haugsness,
Louis D. McKay, Richard S. Cochran, Gerald D. Wells, David R.
Lu cius, Ronnie M. McLain, Billy L. Crouch, Rodger D. Morrow,
and presently enrolled is Stephen L. Trunck; and
WHEREAS, this program has been of significant benefit
to the citizens of the City of Englewood;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
That the City of Englewood recognizes the outstanding
work and contributions made by Dr. Robert S. Brittain,
Swedish Medical Center, Porter Hospital;Chief William
Hamilton, and Firemen-Paramedics Wallace K. Gough, James R.
Haugsness, Louis D. McKay, Richard S. Cochran, Gerald D.
Wells, David R. Lucius, Ronnie M. McLain, Billy L. Crouch,
Rodger D. Morrow and Stephen P. Trunck, in their development,
adoption and implementation of a paramedic emergency program
f or the City of Englewood.
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ADOPTED ANO APPROVED this 20th day of October, 1975.
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ATTEST:
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ex Officio City#C'lerk-Treasurer
1, William O. James, Ex Officio City Clerk-Treasurer
of the City of Englewood, Colorado, do hereby certify that
th e above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete
c opy of Resolution No . ....s.o_ , Series of 1975.
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