The Allen City Council approved more than $1.3 million in equipment for the fire and police departments at its Tuesday, Sept. 22, meeting.

The largest purchase is $903,472 for LIFEPAK defibrillators and accessories from Stryker, the sole U.S. provider of the devices.

The defibrillators are used by firefighter-paramedics to treat sudden cardiac arrest by delivering electrical shocks to restore a patient's heart rhythm.

The council also approved $164,326 for LUCAS mechanical chest compression systems, also from Stryker.

The portable devices deliver automated chest compressions at a consistent rate and depth, freeing paramedics to manage airways, administer medications or prepare a defibrillator during a cardiac call. The systems are especially useful during prolonged resuscitations and CPR performed in a moving ambulance, according to Stryker.

The Allen Fire Department will receive both sets of devices.

A third fire department purchase, $160,000 for simulation training software called Aries from Smoke Stack Studios, also passed. The Allen Fire Department helped develop Aries beginning in 2022 and is the first department in the country to use the platform for in-service training, according to the developer's website. The software lets a battalion chief run a simulated structure fire from one room while crews deploy from another, with radio traffic running over the same channels used on shift. It is built for scenarios that are expensive or dangerous to stage live, such as calling a second alarm or running a Mayday drill.

For the Allen Police Department, the council approved $102,272 for a 3D laser scanner, support hardware and software from Allterra Central. According to forensics technology providers, the scanners capture millions of data points per second at a crime or crash scene, producing photorealistic 360-degree views that investigators can revisit and that prosecutors can present to a jury.

All four public safety items passed on the consent agenda. That means they were approved as a group without individual discussion.

The council also approved a $1,669,435 contract with Overland Corporation for the 2026 Bethany Drive asphalt overlay project, plus public hearings on new drainage fees, solid waste and recycling rates, and water and sewer rates.

The council's next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway.