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Commissioners flag EMS coverage gaps, ambulance purchases and mental-health staffing concerns
Summary
Multiple Barry County commissioners reported recent township concerns about EMS coverage and ambulance availability, noting a used-ambulance purchase and 302 Fire/EMS calls in June; the committee discussed mental-health services and recommended an appointment to the county mental-health authority.
Commissioners at the July 15 Committee of the Whole meeting raised public-safety concerns about emergency medical services coverage across townships and noted county-level steps that bear on response capacity.
Commissioner Marsha Bassett reported that Yankee Springs Township passed a resolution supporting removal of the Hall Lake Dam. Commissioner Mike Callton said the BIRCH Fire Department purchased a used ambulance. Commissioner Catherine Getty said ambulance coverage in Thornapple Township has…
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