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Committee hears calls for an interim study of Montana emergency medical services
Summary
Witnesses told lawmakers Montana’s EMS system faces staffing and response-time strains — volunteers average roughly 14-minute response times versus about 3 minutes for paid services — and urged the House to approve an interim study (SJ 13) to evaluate response, response times and transport.
Senator John Fuller opened a hearing on Senate Joint Resolution 13 asking for an interim study of Montana’s emergency medical services. The sponsor said the study should evaluate response ability, response time and transport round-trip time across the state.
Kalye Hampton, a 17-year-old Flathead County resident whose father is a firefighter-paramedic, described local fundraising for equipment and a pattern of ‘‘double tap’’ calls when two medical emergencies occur simultaneously. She said some volunteer departments estimate 30–33% of calls are double…
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