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St. Mary’s County speaker urges LOSAP formula review, praises responders after mass casualty response
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Summary
A speaker at a St. Mary’s County meeting called for a review of the Length of Service Award Program formula for volunteer rescue squads and recounted a recent mass casualty response that involved Bainbridge volunteer firefighters and county emergency staff, while presenting an EMS proclamation and encouraging volunteer recruitment.
A speaker at a St. Mary’s County meeting said the county should review the formula that determines compensation under volunteer emergency incentive programs and recognized local and out-of-state responders after a recent mass casualty incident.
The speaker said the county presented an EMS proclamation earlier that morning and said, “there needs to be maybe need to look at the formula for volunteer rescue squad members,” adding the review could take place after the county’s budget is finalized when staff can “sit down and really break down the numbers.”
The speaker described a mass casualty incident in California the prior week and said four members of the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department were airlifted along with two members of the county Department of Emergency Services. The speaker said about 20 people were triaged at the scene, several deputies were treated and released, and one patient died after about 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The speaker said they called the chief from Bay District while the chief was at the hospital and that the injured were doing well and expected to be released within hours. The speaker presented an EMS proclamation at the meeting and thanked first responders, saying, “They appreciate it. They don't do they don't do it for money on the volunteer side. They just do it because they love their communities and they wanna give back.”
The speaker also reported attending the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad open house, which the speaker described as “lightly attended,” and urged residents to consider volunteering, noting that “they have applications ready by the door.”
Discussion vs. action: the transcript excerpt records presentation of an EMS proclamation and a commitment by the speaker to review the volunteer rescue squad formula after budget work; it does not record a motion or formal vote on either the proclamation or the LOSAP/formula review.
Less-critical items raised during the speaker’s remarks included a personal trip to Annapolis, a recommendation of the Maryland Matters website for state news, and plans to attend a Memorial Day ceremony at Ridge Post 255.
