GENESEE COUNTY/MedLite Transport Bed deployed for use by Bethany Fire Department

Press release

Genesee County, NY – Genesee County Emergency Management Services is pleased to announce the
deployment of a MedLite Transport Bed for use by the Town of Bethany Fire Department. This equipment
was obtained through the procurement of Homeland Security grant funding, is the property of Genesee
County and is being deployed to the Bethany Fire Department for use at the Genesee County Park and
Forest.

The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and the State Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention
Program (SLETPP) are the two-core homeland security grant programs in New York State. Every county in
the State, along with the City of New York, receives funding under these programs.

“The MedLite Transport Bed was deployed with Bethany Fire Department because they are the first
responders to the County Park. The equipment fits their UTV and allows Bethany and Mercy Flight to more efficiently make extractions of injured individuals in the rough terrain of the County Park,” said Gregg Torrey, Genesee County District 6 Legislator.

The MedLite Transport Bed is a medical rescue skid unit for Utility Task Vehicles that has the ability to
transport one patient on a long board or stokes basket and one attendant in a seat. The equipment also
has the ability to be fully removed from the vehicle in the field. A video of the MedLite Transport System
can be seen here: https://youtu.be/vFEIR-AoTO8.

Paul Osborn, Deputy Highway Superintendent, spoke to the use of the equipment at the Genesee County
Park and Forest, “The use of it in a UTV will allow for access into areas of the park that aren’t accessible
by a standard vehicle, and ultimately provide more safety for the guests of the park.”