Residents raise EMS capacity and cybersecurity transparency concerns during public comment

Jul 28, 2026

Two residents urged clearer public communications about a county cyber incident and expressed alarm over fire/EMS capacity and health reports; board members acknowledged the concerns and said staff would review outreach and response options.

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At the public comment portion of the July 28 meeting, resident Justin Goodman said he had seen post‑meeting reports that Prince George’s paid fire and EMS resources had been exhausted and warned that additional serious incidents could leave the county reliant on volunteers or mutual aid. He asked the board to fund body-worn cameras and expressed distress about what he described as a Parks & Recreation activity that put participants at risk. Goodman said some reports included health effects and pacemaker malfunctions tied, in his view, to transmission lines.

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