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County highlights faster response from new South County ambulance and authorizes 18 firefighter hires
Summary
County emergency services reported improved response capacity after a new ambulance station opened Dec. 1; commissioners approved authorization to hire nine more firefighters (bringing FY26 new hires to 18) and approved adjustments to a paramedic training MOU to reflect enrollment changes.
Washington County emergency-services leaders told commissioners the new ambulance unit placed at the Boonsboro/Station 8 location has produced measurable operational relief and quicker response. Deputy Director David Chisholm reported that Station 8 responded to about 50 emergency incidents in December and that 38 of those resulted in patient transports; commissioners and chiefs said the new station freed other ambulances to cover…
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