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Stevensville fire volunteers say training cuts left town short on EMS response
Summary
Fire department volunteers told the Stevensville Town Council on Aug. 14 that training funds were cut two years in a row, leaving the department understaffed for emergency medical service calls and producing 11 missed EMS calls in July.
Stevensville — Fire department volunteers told the Stevensville Town Council on Aug. 14 that cuts to volunteer training funds have left the department understaffed and unable to answer some emergency medical service (EMS) calls.
Volunteers’ comments came during the council’s review of department reports for July and the town’s budget discussions.
Fire Department representative Jack said the department logged 78 requests for service in July, 61 of which were medical calls, and recorded 11 missed…
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