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Board backs short-term aid and orders assessment to stabilize Covelo ambulance service
Summary
After hearing testimony about crew shortages in Covelo, supervisors directed LEMSA and Office of Emergency Services to assess rural EMS funding and authorized temporary county support while audits and service analyses proceed.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on May 6 directed staff to assess the needs of rural ambulance providers and agreed to short-term funding changes intended to stabilize emergency medical services in Covelo.
The action followed public testimony from community members and emergency-service leaders describing a fragile ambulance network in several rural pockets of the county. County and fire officials told the board Covelo Ambulance and its volunteer fire agency face staffing and billing challenges; town-hall organizers said only a limited…
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