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County EMS chief proposes dual-certified fire-rescue crew at Pioneer to improve response times
Summary
Chief Amy Stafford proposed placing two dual-certified career personnel 24/7 at Pioneer to provide combined fire and ambulance response; she outlined year‑one costs, staffing and training, and said the plan would be funded through a mix of EMS funds, MSBU fire funds and stipends.
Henry County EMS Chief Amy Stafford told commissioners Aug. 26 she wants to pilot a joint fire‑rescue model in Pioneer that would place two dual‑certified career personnel at the Pioneer station 24 hours a day to reduce response times and provide certified on-scene staff for both medical and fire incidents.
"The average response time in the county is 9 minutes and 30 seconds," Stafford told the board and used that benchmark to explain why faster on-scene staffing matters for medical and fire outcomes. She described current EMS staffing as 13 paramedics and a full complement of EMTs in which many EMTs are completing paramedic training; she said five vacancies were being covered with part‑time staff.
Stafford said year one of the Pioneer plan would place two dual‑certified staff per shift (six…
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