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Tamworth department reports 241 calls since May, notes FEMA grant competition and staff retention incentives
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The town’s department reported 241 calls since May (504 year-to-date), discussed FEMA grant competition and a state retention incentive for EMTs, and outlined timing for ambulance and apparatus replacements.
The Tamworth Select Board heard an operations report on Aug. 22 from a department representative (Speaker 8) who said the department logged 241 calls since May and 504 calls year-to-date, compared with 604 calls for the prior year.
"We've had 241 calls since then. We're at 5 0 4 for the year," Speaker 8 told the board. He described a state retention program for EMS workers that provided a $1,100 tuition stipend and a separate $1,000 retention check for personnel who achieve six months of good standing. One member recently reached that six-month…
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