Committee authorizes fire chief to apply for two new state grants for EMS staffing
The committee authorized the fire chief to apply for two new state grant programs (Department of Health Services and Department of Workforce Development) that could fund up to four EMS positions; members emphasized they would not accept awarded funds unless a sustainable funding source exists after any grant sunset.
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The fire chief described two newly available grant opportunities — one from the Department of Health Services and another from the Department of Workforce Development — that could support community health worker training or upgrade EMTs to paramedics and might fund up to four additional EMS positions. Staff noted letter-of-intent deadlines and early application timelines (the DHS community health worker application was cited as due Aug. 7 and the workforce-development application as due Aug. 17).
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