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County and Millersville officials debate EMS sleeping quarters, trailer rental and possible station addition
Summary
County commissioners questioned a plan to reconfigure Millersville Fire Station 2 after Millersville city officials proposed adding bunks for 24/7 firefighters; commissioners discussed code and life‑safety issues, a long-running trailer rental for EMS crews, and next steps including schematic bids and a possible purchase of the rented trailer.
Millersville city officials and Sumner County commissioners took up a lengthy discussion about the future of Millersville Fire Station 2 and county EMS quarters, focusing on competing needs for limited station space, code and life‑safety issues, and the county’s temporary use of a rented trailer for EMS personnel.
The discussion is consequential for county EMS staffing and service coverage: Millersville city officials recently proposed adding 24-hour firefighters — which would require using existing station sleeping space — while county EMS has occupied part of Station 2 and uses a rented trailer for crew quarters.
Millersville City Manager Mike Gorham told the committee the city does not support using two existing living spaces in the station for EMS permanent quarters because the city expects to need that…
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