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Select Board approves ALS contract transition; chief authorized on Pease mutual-aid foam use
Summary
The Select Board approved a new advanced life support (ALS) services contract and voted to allow the fire chief discretion to use Pease Air Force Base mutual-aid foam in life-safety emergencies, while noting concerns about contract language and potential PFAS liability.
Kingston’s Select Board approved a transition of advanced life support services and authorized the fire chief to sign a related mutual-aid agreement with Pease Air Force Base that would permit use of Pease foam in extreme circumstances.
Fire Chief Pellerin presented the ALS agreement the board had reviewed previously and said the town will pay the same amount currently budgeted for ALS coverage. The existing provider’s services will end March 21 and the new provider (identified in meeting remarks as Plasto/Plastow ALS) would begin on March 21 with no…
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