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Plaistow select board approves regional paramedic intercept program after heated public hearing
Summary
Plaistow select board voted unanimously to establish a regional paramedic "intercept" program funded by outside donations, grants and user fees; the board emphasized no Plaistow tax dollars will be used in year one and set a target start around March 2025.
Plaistow’s select board voted 5-0 to establish a regional paramedic "intercept" program intended to replace advanced life‑support (ALS) coverage that Exeter/Beth Israel Health announced it would terminate in September.
Fire Department leadership and Executive Councilor Janet Stevens told the board and the public the program would deploy two SUV‑based paramedic units (one stationed in Brentwood and a supervisory unit based in Plaistow) and aim to begin operations around March 2025. "Our taxpayers aren't funding this," the fire department representative said, repeating that startup and the first year of operations would be covered by outside funds.
Stevens, who represents District 3 on the Executive Council, told the meeting the sudden termination of the county’s ALS program was a "public health crisis" and credited pressure on the Attorney General and the Department of Justice for…
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