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Resident urges borough to avoid duplicating EMS service in Bear Creek, points to Seward Volunteer Ambulance reliability
Summary
A Bear Creek resident told the assembly that planned ambulance additions and spending by the Bear Creek Fire Department would duplicate services already provided by Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corp and urged officials to prioritize unmet rescue capabilities instead.
During public comment on April 15, Albie Tatum, a Bear Creek resident and member of Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corp (SVAC), urged the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to reconsider Bear Creek Fire Department priorities, arguing the department's plan to add an ambulance and related staff would duplicate services SVAC already provides.
Tatum told the assembly SVAC is a private nonprofit (501(c)(3)) founded in 1953 that provides full‑time advanced life‑support response and transport over a wide area without taxing borough residents. He said SVAC…
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