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North County Fire gets new advanced life support ambulance

FALLBROOK – The North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) recently placed into service a new advanced life support (paramedic) ambulance. The purchase was made possible, in part, with grant funds acquired through the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund (SDF).

The SDF, which originated when the tribal compacts were signed in 1999 by then-Governor Gray Davis, was designed to assist local governments handle off-reservation impacts of tribal gaming by permitting cities and counties to apply for grants funded by tribal contributions to the state SDF.

Locally, the SDF is funded by the...

 

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