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Pottawatomie County EMS reports new ambulance, regional coordination and purchase of eight PocketTalk devices
Summary
Pottawatomie County EMS said it has a new ambulance in service, is coordinating communications with Riley County EMS and Via Christi, will purchase eight PocketTalk devices and is planning trauma‑flight landing zones for the Wamego Fourth of July event.
Andrew Couchman, Pottawatomie County EMS Director, reported coordination with Riley County EMS and Via Christi regarding communications, said a new ambulance has been placed in service and stated EMS is purchasing eight PocketTalk devices for language interpretation. Couchman added that Wamego Fourth of July planning includes pre‑identifying a landing zone for trauma flights.
Couchman did not provide purchase costs or delivery dates for the PocketTalk devices in the meeting; he described the measures as steps to improve interoperability and event readiness.
