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Sheriff asks County to help fund EMT training for deputies and local officers; requests $12,600
Summary
Montgomery County Sheriff Hank Parton requested $12,600 to complete EMT certification training for deputies and regional police officers; LewisGale Montgomery pledged $3,000 toward the $16,000 program cost. Sheriff and Board members described the training as life‑saving and regional in scope.
Sheriff Hank Parton asked the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 to help fund EMT training for deputies and regional police officers so they can render emergency medical care while awaiting ambulance arrival.
Parton said the total cost for the training program is about $16,000, of which LewisGale Montgomery had pledged $3,000. He requested the county provide the remaining $12,600 to cover student‑participant fees, materials and state testing required for state EMT certification.
The Sheriff said the first cohort would…
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