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Resident urges caution on EMS-only mental-health responses; board highlights 988, training and a possible $350,000 SAMHSA grant
Summary
During public comment, Duane Martin urged the board not to send EMS to mental-health calls without law-enforcement backup; commissioners described plans to pursue 988 usage, CIT training and a potential SAMHSA grant to improve crisis response coordination.
A Bonner County resident told the ambulance board on Nov. 19 that he is concerned about sending EMS personnel to mental-health calls without law-enforcement backup, and asked whether the district pays anything for the TAN unless money is drawn.
Duane Martin identified himself as "Bonner County resident" and asked: "On the tan, there is only a cost to the ambulance district if they…
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