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Wawona committee requests clear EMS information, names eastern-county representative for emergency medical coordination
Summary
Following community concerns about ambulance response and changing agreements with the National Park Service, the committee agreed to seek a briefing from county emergency medical staff and named a local representative to the countywide Emergency Medical Care Committee to track response arrangements and data.
Committee members pressed county staff for clearer information about how emergency medical services reach Wawona and how recent interagency agreements affect local response.
Background and concern
Members said the community receives emergency response from a mix of National Park Service rangers (as first responders when available), Mercy Ambulance, Sierra Ambulance and mutual-aid partners. Committee member Rick Jacobson summarized the problem: “I don’t know that anybody in this room knows what level of emergency response or what response times are required of the park service since the park…
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