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St. Mary's County DES reports retirements, EMS chief search and after-action review of carbon-monoxide incident
Summary
The Department of Emergency Services told the St. Mary's County Emergency Services Board on June 11 that Deputy Director Gerald Gardner retired effective June 1 and that DES is advancing recruitment for an EMS chief while filling EMS vacancies.
The Department of Emergency Services told the St. Mary's County Emergency Services Board on June 11 that Deputy Director Gerald Gardner retired effective June 1 and that DES is moving forward with recruitment and onboarding to fill vacancies across EMS.
"Deputy director Gerald Gardner officially retired effective June 1," Director Jennifer Utz said. Utz said DES has issued a conditional offer of employment for a replacement and that a separate executive search firm, Sumter, is handling the EMS chief recruitment. "The round of interviews for the EMS chief's position will be held by them in the June and then we should have our final…
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