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Elk County EMS adds EMT and secures grant for gas detectors

Elk County Board of Commissioners · July 28, 2025
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Summary

EMS Director Gillian Beaumont announced hiring a part-time EMT and Emergency Manager Erica Cordell reported a KPA grant award for two four-gas detection meters for the county's rural fire department.

At the July 28 meeting, EMS Director Gillian Beaumont told commissioners the county has hired a part-time EMT to bolster emergency medical staffing.

Emergency Manager Erica Cordell reported she attended regional Homeland Security and LEPC meetings in July and that she applied for a grant with KPA on behalf of the Elk County Rural Fire Department; the grant was awarded and will fund two four-gas detection meters for county responders.

The minutes record the staffing addition and the grant award but do not include direct quotations from either speaker. No funding amount for the grant was specified in the minutes.