Bellaire Fire Chief Deacon Tittel accepted a nearly $70,000 donation from the Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation during an Oct. 6 City Council meeting to purchase new automated external defibrillators, or AEDs. Council members also approved the city manager to sign a letter of intent to purchase a new custom fire engine.

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AEDs are portable devices used to treat sudden cardiac arrest by delivering an electrical shock to the heart. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the shock can restore the heart's normal rhythm and provide life-saving measures.

The Bellaire Police and Fire Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Bellaire residents and business owners, gifted the fire department a $69,530 grant to purchase approximately 29 new AEDs to be placed throug

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