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Indian Land Fire seeks EMT authority to provide advanced on-scene medical care
Summary
Indian Land Fire Department asked Lancaster County Council to allow it to operate under a non-transporting EMT license so firefighters can provide more advanced on-scene treatment; council members asked for legal, operational and data clarifications before approval.
Lancaster County Council heard a presentation from the Indian Land Fire Department on a proposal to operate under a non‑transporting EMT license and provide expanded on‑scene medical care.
Chief Greg Nicholson told the council the department currently operates as medical first responders and is limited in treatments it may provide. "Right now, we are emergency first responders, which is the lowest level of response you can have on the EMS side," Nicholson said, adding that Indian Land runs a large share of calls in its district and is seeking the higher EMT level to provide interventions such as advanced airways, epinephrine for anaphylaxis, albuterol for respiratory distress and basic diagnostic checks like blood glucose levels.
The chief said the department has roughly 38 certified personnel — about 35 EMTs and two paramedics, by his estimate — and that the start‑up…
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