Adams County approves part‑time advanced EMT hire amid staffing and overtime concerns
After hearing EMS staffing shortages and overtime cost drivers, the commissioners approved hiring Andrew Crawford as a part-time advanced EMT and asked for updated run and staffing numbers in six weeks.
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Adams County Emergency Medical Services Chief Dusty McCleese briefed commissioners Jan. 12 on 2025 overtime figures driven largely by unfilled positions and on operating run volumes (94 runs reported most recently). McCleese said the south half of the county receives about twice the call volume of the north half and that filling vacant full‑time positions would reduce overtime costs; he committed to returning with updated staffing and overtime numbers in six weeks.
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