[JEMS NEWSFEED] Rural/Metro Donates Ambulances to Mexico

[News]

Two communities receive EMS benefits from Arizona Mexico Commission.

Mayor Munró, Arizona Governor Brewer, representative of the mayor’s office, and PMT Ambulance COO John Wilson.

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[DFIB]

This is good. AED's are pretty scarce south of the boarder.

[Arctickat]

Awww, it didn't even make it past local community news when I did it 10 years ago.

http://www.kelvingtonmhs.ca/news/east-central-connection_may-2003.php

[Almostmedic]

Not to undermined the good intentions here but when I worked for rural/metro SD the ambulances that were donated to Mexico were the rigs that couldn't pass inspections here in America. Obviously an ambulance is an ambulance and probably will help a great deal, I just didn't want anyone to think they were brand new or even decent.

[DFIB]

Not to undermined the good intentions here but when I worked for rural/metro SD the ambulances that were donated to Mexico were the rigs that couldn't pass inspections here in America. Obviously an ambulance is an ambulance and probably will help a great deal, I just didn't want anyone to think they were brand new or even decent.

Without having specific information on the vehicles, I strongly suspect you are correct.

In areas where there is no Ambulance in hundreds of miles the US rejects are indeed helpful.

I am surprised the Mexican government didn't hassle them to import them. I would be interested how much it cost to get them across the border.