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Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association reports 2024 call volume up, signs three‑year MOU with town
Summary
Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVA) reported 2,688 dispatches in 2024, modest increases in transports, continued second‑unit coverage 7 a.m.–7 p.m., and a new three‑year memorandum of understanding with the town.
Norm Stewart gave the Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association’s 2024 report to the Board of Selectmen, saying total dispatches were 2,688 (a 4.8% increase) and transports rose 5.4%. The association said it is running a second response unit daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and that mutual‑aid requests fell by 27% in 2024 while staffing gaps were zero.
Stewart described average on‑scene time of about 21 minutes, an average response time for priority‑1 urgent calls of 6 minutes 21 seconds,…
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