Seacoast chiefs ask Rockingham County for funding to sustain regional paramedic program

Oct 9, 2025

Seacoast fire chiefs and a donor representative asked the Rockingham County commissioners for direct financial support to keep a regional paramedic intercept program running after Exeter Health scaled back service; commissioners asked for more data and offered to continue discussions but took no formal vote.

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Chief Knudson, a Seacoast fire chief who led the effort to re-create paramedic coverage after Exeter Hospital wound down its program, told the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 9 that the municipal plan now provides paramedic-level care to 18 communities and is seeking county help to remain sustainable.

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