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New Castle County EMS chief flags coverage gaps south of C&D Canal, seeks funding for full‑time Medic 10 and new facility
Summary
Chief Mark Logerman presented 2024 response maps showing concentrated call volume in Wilmington and Newark and two southern hotspots; he described staffing challenges for Medic 10 (Boyd's Corner) and detailed cross‑county responses with Kent County, and reported a state reimbursement increase to 35% in the governor's FY26 revised budget.
Mark Logerman, chief of Emergency Medical Services for New Castle County, presented a data‑driven overview of county EMS responses in 2024 and focused on coverage south of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.
Logerman displayed a map showing call concentrations in Wilmington, along the I‑95 corridor and in Newark, and identified two southern hotspots near Boyd’s Corner and Middletown that coincide with current paramedic station locations. He said the county has two primary EMS stations in the southern area: Station 5 (605 North Broad Street) and Station 10 (a power‑shift unit located at Odessa Fire Station 4). "That map there... the red triangle, each red triangle is a response that a New Castle County Paramedic unit made in…
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