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Weber County to form chiefsad advisory committee for paramedic, HAZMAT and heavy-rescue programs
Summary
County staff told commissioners a draft resolution would create an advisory committee of fire chiefs to coordinate paramedic, HAZMAT and urban-search-and-rescue programs; commissioners asked for a heavy-rescue equipment audit and stressed the committee must present unified budget requests.
Weber County commissioners discussed creating an advisory committee of the county—s fire chiefs to guide the paramedic program, HAZMAT and heavy-rescue / urban search-and-rescue operations and were told a draft resolution creating the group will be presented at an upcoming meeting.
Commissioner Sharon Bolos said the proposal follows the transfer of emergency management from the sheriff—s office back to the commission—s office and the county—s decision to keep paramedic staffing under county administration. The committee would be advisory to county staff and would include subcommittees for paramedics, HAZMAT and heavy rescue, staff said.
County emergency-management staff…
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