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Volunteer EMS and fire volunteers urge higher county support, warn of staffing and equipment shortfalls
Summary
Multiple residents and volunteer responders told the county the current pay and equipment levels for volunteer EMS and fire companies are unsustainable, citing billing shortfalls, aging apparatus and unstaffed units.
A succession of speakers at the District 7 budget town hall urged Baltimore County to increase financial support for volunteer emergency medical services and volunteer fire companies, saying current funding and equipment shortfalls threaten response capacity.
A speaker identified only as a volunteer EMS representative said volunteer EMS companies are expected to provide ambulance service for $35 an hour while the true cost is about $67 an hour, and that EMS transport…
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