Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire & Rescue recently utilized community donations to purchase an important new tool to aid its mission of saving lives during times of emergency and helping prevent tragedies. The acquisition of four new Lucas chest compression devices will help the department be significantly more prepared on calls requiring lifesaving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Chest compressions are usually some of the first actions taken by medical first responders on scene after identifying the patient is in cardiac arrest and in need of CPR, said Rick Davis, fire chief with the Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire & Rescue. âCPR is a strenuous intervention that puts firefighters at a greater risk of exposure to blood, saliva and airborne illnesses such as COVID-19," Davis said.