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Show New Police Ambulance Unit Arrives For Immediate Duty Wednesday afternoon a 1948 dark blue Pontiac station wagon, ambulance was delivered to the Sugar House Police substation for immediate duty. The ambulance is one of three similar units 150 miles per 24-hour period. Two men will be assigned to the unit each eight-hour shift. At the brief acceptance ceremonies cere-monies Wednesday neither Public Pub-lic Safety Commissioner L. C. Romney, "nor Police Chief L. C. Crowther were able to attend. The commissioner was at the bedside of his seriously ill mother moth-er and Chief Crowther was called call-ed to Provo on business. These men were largely instrumental in assigning the new unit to the Sugar House area, Lt. Larson stated. commissioned by the Salt Lake Police department for emergency emergen-cy work. It will be in service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The "very latest" type of equipment is installed in the new emergency unit, including two balloon-type wheel stretchers, stretch-ers, first aid kit, siren, spotlights, spot-lights, red lights, electric hand signal and two rear spotlights for covering the rear and interior inte-rior of the ambulance. The unit is equipped with the latest air conditioning and heat units. In addition the ambulance has a long and short wave radio set. The resuscita tor equipment has not arrived yet, Lt. Charles Larson, Lar-son, local police head, stated. However, it is on order, he said, and should be delivered soon. Within the month, Lt. Larson said that the ambulance will be returned to the downtown police po-lice shops for installation of the frequency modulation radio equipment. This will give the unit complete car to car, car to station two-way transmission. Fully Trained Men Nine police officers recently completed the emergency treatment treat-ment course at the downtown station. These men will form the nucleus of the ambulance personnel, Lt. Larson said. The unit will be in constant service on patrol duty. Lt. Larson estimates esti-mates that the car will average |