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Board approves returning Patrick County Fire & EMS to non-transport status
Summary
Emergency-management staff requested and the board approved a return to non-transport status for Patrick County Fire and EMS to allow volunteers and contracted ambulance services to handle transports and preserve county resources for ALS intercepts and other coordination.
Scottie Castle (Speaker 18), emergency-management coordinator, requested the board formally move Patrick County Fire and EMS back to non-transport status, explaining the county had previously relied on a non-transport model and that the change would allow the county to continue ALS intercepts and support volunteer responders. He referenced the recent change when Lexington's ambulance service took over transport duties on January 5 and said reverting to non-transport would align operational responsibilities.
The board moved and seconded the request and approved it by voice vote. "I'll entertain a motion to approve that Patrick County Fire and EMS continue as a non transport agency," the chair said; the motion was approved and supervisors thanked Scottie Castle for the explanation. The decision was recorded with supervisors voting Aye in the roll call.
