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Carmel’s new fire chief highlights EMS performance, staffing and Medic 2 deployment
Summary
Fire Chief Joel Thacker introduced himself at a town hall and described the Carmel Fire Department’s staffing, cardiac-arrest survival rates and the March 1 launch of a Medic 2 transport unit on the city’s west side.
Joel Thacker, introduced at a Carmel town hall as the new fire chief, told residents he has been on the job nearly seven months and described the department’s emergency medical work and staffing.
Thacker said the Carmel Fire Department has 76 sworn positions spread across six fire stations and pointed to the department’s high cardiac-arrest survival rate as evidence of training, equipment and close hospital…
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