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Ocean Shores fire department reports staffing gains, South End station progress and wildfire mitigation grant
Summary
The fire department said reporting-system issues mean statistics lag a month; it reported 214 calls in March (171 EMS) and said four paramedic hires are pending and two EMTs are in paramedic school. The South End station has comms installed but still needs a generator; the department received an $8,000 wildland prevention grant to fund outreach and two dumpsters for vegetation cleanup.
At the April 21 Public Safety Committee meeting the fire department reported 214 total calls for March, including 171 EMS calls and 43 fire-service calls, and said that changes to a national incident-reporting system mean the department is operating a month behind while systems are reconciled.
The department said staffing remains a top priority. Fire…
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