Co-responders treated more than 200 people last year
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The future of a medical co-responder service in Cornwall could be secure for another year.
Trained firefighters are currently called out to medical emergencies in the Lizard to administer first aid before the ambulance crew arrives.
Both the fire and ambulance services have said they are unable to provide the funding for 2007.
However, the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust said it was looking at ways of finding the money.
Councillor Carolyn Rule told a public meeting on Friday she was confident the plan to save the co-responders scheme would succeed.
She has been part of a committee working with the primary care trust to find the �30,000 to cover the annual running costs.
Mrs Rule said no guarantees have been made, but she feels it is vital to give the South West Ambulance Trust enough money to keep the service going.
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