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MMR reports 309 transports in quarter; emergency manager says FEMA has not responded on flood assistance
Summary
Jeff Hayford of MMR reported 309 911 transport calls during the first quarter, three ambulances are on daily duty with plans for a fourth, and a new UTV will assist search-and-rescue. Emergency Manager Doug Pratt said FEMA has not yet issued flood assistance and announced an SBA visitation schedule for July.
MMR Director Jeff Hayford told the board that MMR received 309 911 calls needing transport during the first quarter and currently staffs three ambulances daily with plans to add a fourth. Hayford said two EMTs are in orientation and MMR has acquired a new Kubota UTV with a six‑foot bed that will carry an EMS cot for search‑and‑rescue support. He also noted Munson Hospital Grayling had 115 transports last month and Otsego had 83, numbers which he said are not included in the 911 transport total.
Emergency Manager Doug Pratt reported he had not heard from FEMA about flood assistance for public or private damage. Pratt said the Small Business Administration will be in Grayling July 6–18 at the EOC building to provide low‑interest loan assistance (not grants) with evening and weekend hours and invited constituents to contact him directly with questions.
