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December 1, 2003
Florida House of Representatives
Representative Rene Garcia
Deputy Whip
ttom District
Joe Arriola, Chief Administrator
City of Miami
444 S.W. end Avenue
Miami, Florida 33130
Dear Mr. Arrio:a:
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o District Office
3766 West 12th Avenue
Hialeah, FL33o12
(305) 827-2767 Office
(3os) $27-2769 Fax
o Tallahassee Office
214 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 487-2197 Office
(85c0 488-9933 Fax
I am writing this letter in support of the application being made by the City or Miami
Fire -Rescue Department to the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical
Services' State Emergency Medical Services lMatching Grant. The Department is requesting
funds to purchase greatly needed EMS equipment for their emergency personnel to use as they
serve the citizens ofMiami in providing rapid response that saves lives.
Miami Fire -Rescue received 63,041 EMS calls in 2O02, a number which can only rise as
the population figures in Miami continue to swell. With 17% of its citizens aged 65 and older,
the demand is great for sophisticated and cost effective medical rescue equipment such as
Automated External Defibrillators and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices. In
addition, Computer Aided Dispatch software programs are required now to instantly mobilize
resources for disaster management.
As Chair of the State Subccmunittee on Health Services, 1 endorse this effort as an
important service that addresses the needs of the Miami community and look forward 10 a
positive response when the application is reviewed.
Rene Garcia
State Representative
District 110
Please Visit my web Mite at wWw, renegarcf as. org or E- rrsaii me at www.garcia. rene@rµjiori+Mhouse.com