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Commission discusses emergency response benchmarks, volunteer incentives and infrastructure needs
Summary
During the work session, emergency-services and sheriff—s office staff told the Planning Commission they track response times and that national benchmarks for fire/EMS response are around eight minutes; commissioners discussed volunteer recruitment, recent county volunteer incentives and the need for water-supply tanks and technology investments to support countywide public-safety coverage.
St. Mary's County emergency-services and law-enforcement officials briefed the Planning Commission on public-safety policies in the Comprehensive Plan 2050 draft, emphasizing realistic response-time metrics, volunteer recruitment strategies and infrastructure that supports fire and rescue operations.
Captain Steven Simons of the Sheriff—s Office cautioned against adopting unrealistically short response-time targets that do not reflect the county—s geography and travel times. The draft—s earlier crosswalk to the 2010 plan included a six-minute example and a reference…
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