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Board backs EMS driver training; EMA/Fire announces $143,520 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Summary
Commissioners supported a 16‑hour EMS driver training program (8 hours classroom, 8 hours driver training) and heard that the Emergency Management/Fire Department received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant for $143,520 and a 50/50 VFA grant application for $5,000; EMS reported 78 calls in August and $24,230.45 in ambulance reimbursements for September.
The board supported pursuing EMS driver training aimed at lowering ACCG insurance rates. Fire training officer Wade Carver described the program as "a 16 hour training, 8hrs classroom and 8hr driver training," and commissioners expressed agreement that increased training would be beneficial.
Mitchell Davis presented EMS statistics for August: a total of 78 calls with 39 transports and 39 cancellations/non‑transports; ambulance reimbursement for September totaled $24,230.45. Chief Robbie Stone reported the county was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $143,520.00 and has a 50/50 VFA grant application for $5,000 pending. The board did not vote on funding allocation for the training during the meeting.
