Wilkes County ends Rescue Review Board, authorizes interim emergency services oversight and study

Jun 17, 2025

The Board of Commissioners voted to terminate the county's 2013 Rescue Review Board protocol, authorized the County Manager with EMS and the Fire Marshal to inspect and provisionally approve rescue-service applications, and directed a study to design a long-term emergency-response system.

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The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously June 17 to terminate the Rescue Review Board Protocol dated May 21, 2013, and to authorize an interim administrative process for approving rescue services while the county studies permanent changes to emergency response organization.

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