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Franklin County amends EMS move-up policy: Wellsville unit to stage at Tennessee/I‑35 when Ottawa units are outside city limits

5549168 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

County EMS staff will change when and where Wellsville ambulances 'move up' to cover county areas: the trigger will be Ottawa units operating outside city limits, and staged positions will shift to Tennessee and I‑35 to improve county coverage; the change was implemented immediately with commission concurrence.

Franklin County emergency medical services will change its move‑up policy after staff review, county EMS staff told commissioners on Aug. 6.

Under the new procedure, a Wellsville ambulance will move up to a staging position at Tennessee and I‑35 when both Ottawa units are outside the city limits of Ottawa. "We're gonna change it to anytime that they're outside of the city limits of Ottawa itself. Then we would do a…

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