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Cary fire chief raises concerns after Wake County EMS outlines tiered-response plan
Summary
Fire Chief Cooper briefed the council on Wake County EMS’s planned tiered response to prioritize the sickest patients. He said the change could raise lower-acuity call volumes for fire responders and require a six-month evaluation; council members pressed for clearer tier definitions and potential impacts on senior communities.
Chief Cooper told the Cary Town Council on Jan. 8 that Wake County EMS is proposing a tiered response intended to improve ambulance response times for the most critical emergencies but that the change would affect local fire departments.
"The stated goal of Wake County EMS response changes [is to] improve ambulance service or improve response times to the most critical emergencies," Chief Cooper said, and staff described the county plan as a prioritization…
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