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Millersville plans for full-time firefighters set off county debate over EMS sleeping quarters
Summary
City of Millersville proposals to add 24-hour firefighters and build bunks at Station 2 prompted concerns from county commissioners and Millersville EMS about losing existing living space; commissioners urged short-term solutions such as buying the rented trailer used by EMS.
A proposal by the City of Millersville to reconfigure Millersville Fire Station No. 2 to accommodate full-time, 24-hour firefighters drew sharp questions from Sumner County commissioners Monday, who said the changes could displace county EMS living quarters currently used at the site.
Mike Gorham, city manager of Millersville, told the committee the city is exploring plans that would add bunks at one end of the station to house firefighters; he said the city aims to reserve other spaces for future growth. "We are looking at building on to the end of it and putting bunks in for the EMS," Gorham said in the meeting's public-discussion portion.
County EMS staff and commissioners…
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