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Ambulance authority moves all county ambulances to advanced life support, officials say
Summary
Commissioners were told that, effective April 1, all nine county ambulances now operate at advanced life support (ALS) and that the change was enabled by a higher-education grant in partnership with Blue Ridge College; countywide average response time was cited at 8.5 minutes.
Commissioners received an update from the ambulance authority: as of April 1 all nine ambulances in the county's fleet are staffed and equipped at the advanced life support (ALS) level, enabling paramedics to perform advanced procedures on scene.
"As of the April first of this week, Brandon Truman is now the acting director of the Ambulance Authority," Commissioner Colette reported during…
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