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By FRANK MAY ambulance runs are on campus, the occasional failures which rece
{ Staff Writer university service "will lessen their resulted in a College Station vel
-- A new ambulance and 24 -hour load," Goswick said. answering a call in north Bryan.
..,„" emergency response service at "We have been working closely The Bryan vehicle had been "1
ih. $` Texas A &M University is expected with the city fire department and in the county a lot" and accumul .
to decrease heavy loads on have offered our service to them as much mileage before the city be
mechanically -sick ambulances in an aid for on- campus calls," he ambulance service in April, Bi
the Bryan and College Station fire added. Fire Chief Paul Philbin said.
departments, officials say. The A &M ambulance comes in the Philbin said the departme
Emergency medical technicians midst of mechanical failures for two ambulance service "is already
and emergency care attendants are of the College Station department's bind" because of low manpoi
operating a $22,000 ambulance on a vehicles and one of the Bryan "But our vehicles are in fairly €
24 -hour basis at Texas A &M department's two. shape," he said.
University, Claude Goswick, health "We're lucky to keep two running Landua had requested funding
center director, said. at all times," College Station Fire a new ambulance in the 197
Goswick said students, faculty and Chief Douglas Landua said. "Two of budget, but was turned down.
university staff have been highly ours have been in service since 1975. The A &M ambulance would
receptive to the new ambulance. If it's not an electrical problem, then off campus if requested, Gosv
"A few have abused the privilege it's something else," he added. said. "We will transfer anywher
and some have called just out of Landua said the A &M ambulance the fire department's invitation,'
curiosity, but generally it is working will reduce loads on his vehicles "to said.
real well," he said. some degree, but will also cut down Landua and Philbin said 1
Since about 20 percent of the collections." would call for the A &M ambulan
College Station Fire Department's A Bryan ambulance has also had needed.
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