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Fluvanna supervisors debate EMS staffing options as budget and coverage concerns mount
Summary
Board members reviewed four EMS coverage options that range from keeping a 12‑hour Kent's Store ambulance to staffing three 24‑hour ambulances; staff estimated roughly $300,000 in recurring payroll uplift for full 24‑hour coverage and requested more call-volume and response-time data before a final decision.
County staff and the EMS supervisor presented four options for emergency medical services coverage and fielded extensive board discussion about staffing, recruitment and costs.
Staff said the current adopted EMS budget is approximately $2.83 million and described the existing structure: Palmyra and Fork Union operate as 24‑hour ambulances (four shifts), and Kent's Store has been funded for 12‑hour coverage but was not continuously staffed for the first half of the fiscal year. The county reported cost recovery of slightly…
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