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Jefferson County unveils mass-casualty trailer and advances Snyder Hill tower replacement
Summary
Emergency Management Director Tracy Zems unveiled a repurposed mass-casualty-incident (MCI) response trailer that can treat about 25 patients and outlined progress on a 199-foot Snyder Hill radio tower funded by an LSA grant; the old tower will be dismantled and likely scrapped when equipment moves to the new site.
Tracy Zems, the county's emergency management services director, told commissioners the county has added an MCI response trailer to its regional resources and has advanced work on the Snyder Hill radio tower replacement.
Zems described the trailer as a mobile cache of emergency supplies and equipment to support large-scale incidents when local ambulance and hospital resources are overwhelmed. "This trailer…
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