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Public-safety committee reviews EMS/fire statistics, approves message-board purchase and seeks BESS briefing
Summary
Public-safety leaders reported November call volumes, authorized purchase of a variable message board with grant funds, and asked for a county briefing on battery energy storage systems after outside-company interest and discussion of local notification/moratorium options.
The Greene County Public Safety Committee on Dec. 3 heard a report on emergency-response activity, approved a grant-funded purchase of a variable message board for emergency services, and agreed to pursue an informational briefing on battery energy storage systems (BESS) amid questions about local authority and emergency planning.
The committee recorded November figures of 575 EMS calls, 160 fire calls and 1,564 police calls for a total of 2,859 calls, with 3,147 911 admin and emergency calls overall. The chair said mutual-aid responses and training needs are rising; a roughly $24,000 grant was used to pay for…
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