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Mutual-aid agreement updated: Clarksville Fire rescue personnel restricted from driving county ambulances to hospital
Summary
Montgomery County officials said the updated mutual-aid memorandum clarifies that city fire-rescue personnel will no longer be permitted to drive county ambulances to the hospital; the update was presented as an annual mutual-aid item required for state EMS officials.
Montgomery County presented an updated mutual-aid agreement on Sept. 2 among Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services, Clarksville Fire and Rescue Operations and the City of Clarksville.
Commissioner Billy Fryer asked whether the new document replaces a prior agreement. The county responded that it updates the existing mutual-aid memorandum of understanding and must be on file annually for state EMS oversight.
Chief Proctor (identified in the meeting only by last name) described the key change: "the only major difference in this MOU versus what we've had in the past is that city, partial fire rescue personnel can no longer drive our ambulances to the hospital," he said, adding that the MOU covers first-response medical duties rather than fire operations.
Chief Proctor said the revised language was drafted with input from the county attorney and brought to the commissioners' desks for approval. He characterized the document as an annual update for state EMS officials and first-responder coordination.
Ending: The transcript records explanatory discussion but does not record a formal vote or tally on the mutual-aid agreement during the informal session.
