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Residents and supervisors raise urgency about EMS staffing gaps; board asks staff to cost converting 12‑hour to 24‑hour coverage
Summary
Supervisors and residents pressed county leadership for faster action to restore or expand EMS/rescue coverage in under-served areas; board asked staff to estimate costs to move 12‑hour coverage toward 24‑hour staffing for Station 3.
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 17 Fluvanna County Board meeting raised concerns about gaps in rescue/EMS coverage in parts of the county and urged faster staffing and service changes.
Residents and supervisors cited geographic response-time gaps and said certain parts of the county remain far from staffed rescue squads. One supervisor urged the board to consider converting short-term 12‑hour staffing to 24‑hour…
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