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Originally Posted by metoo21

It may or may not exist in every village. It depends on the village and whether someone in that village spearheads the project and tries to get the village to participate. In order to participate, it has to be coordinated with the fire dept. Residents of the village must volunteer to be trained (previous training will help but local training is required) to become an AED responder. If enough people volunteer, to become responders, AED overseers, etc. then money has to be raised by the village to purchase the AED's - about $3K each from what I've been told to purchase one, buy the pole & box, get pole & box installed, etc. Then there will be an agreed upon annual price that each home in the village must contribute to maintain the AED's, etc. Batteries must be replaced every couple years along with other expenses such as inspecting the AED's on a regular basis and replacing any components of the kits as necessary. Components would include gloves, patches, leads, etc. All of this is not provided by The Villages nor the FD. Someone (actually multiple people in the specific village) has to be committed to oversee and manage the AED's annually. Very intensive and more involved than one may think.

We are currently undergoing this process in Citrus Grove. St Catherine is ahead of us in the process I believe. The # of AED's required for a village depends on the size of the village and what the FD determines to be an appropriate amount to guarantee a specific response time. Oh, the AED's can not be located on property of The Villages and must be in the yard (not attached to a home) of residents. So those residents will have to agree on having one on their property.

Those boxes have to be installed before AED's can be put in them. And the AED's have to be purchased too.

Thanks much for the reply. Great info!