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Forney resident urges city control of EMS provider, cites delayed ambulance responses and hiring concerns

2494170 · March 4, 2025
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During open forum, resident Millionaire Williams urged the Forney City Council to select an EMS provider based in Forney, citing personal medical emergency experience and statistics about ambulance responses and cancellations that she said should prompt local control and hiring of Forney-based EMS staff.

Millionaire Williams told the Forney City Council during the public comment period that she survived a medical emergency and that the experience convinced her the city should exercise local control over emergency medical services.

Williams, who gave her address as 1307 Buttermere Street, said her husband made "over 30 desperate calls" on her behalf during a prolonged medical crisis and that she spent seven months recovering. She said the episode…

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