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Coffee County EMS reports improved staffing, CAD timing issue and seeks additional capital for ambulance purchase
Summary
At a Feb. 20 Coffee County Emergency Services Authority meeting, staff reported staffing improved to two full-time openings and five active crews, discussed CAD time-stamping issues and state ALS classification changes, and said the department has about $110,000 available toward an ambulance and expects to seek roughly $100,000 more.
Staff for Coffee County Emergency Services told the Coffee County Emergency Services Authority on Feb. 20, 2025, that staffing and operations have improved but remain constrained by two long-term workers on workers’ compensation and ongoing equipment and procurement issues.
The authority heard that the department is regularly staffing five ambulance crews and now has two full-time openings (one paramedic and one advanced EMT). Two other full-time staff remain out on extended workers’ compensation leave and are expected to remain out for an extended period; staff said both…
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