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Clayton County fire chief seeks $1.6 million to add 15th ambulance unit, cites rising call volume
Summary
Fire Chief Tim Sweat asked commissioners to fund a 15th full‑time transport unit (Med 12) and two sergeants, citing a 15.5% increase in call volume since 2018 and strong residential growth focused in District 3.
Clayton County Fire Chief Tim Sweat asked the Board of Commissioners on June 24 to fund an additional full‑time emergency medical transport unit and two supervisory positions, requesting $1,595,802 in his FY‑2026 EMS budget submission.
Sweat told the commission the request would establish what he described as a fifteenth full‑time transport unit, to be designated Med 12 and assigned to Station 12 on Moneys Mill Road in District 3, and would add two sergeants to fully staff units that were partially funded under a 2019 expansion.
Why it matters: The chief said EMS call volume…
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