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County praises road crews, EMS and sheriff for life‑saving responses during historic snowstorm
Summary
Officials described coordinated county responses during a historic snowstorm, including plowing ambulances through drifts and transporting a woman in labor to Marquette General Hospital; the county plans awards and commendations for crews involved.
County officials and the emergency manager detailed how local road crews, EMS and sheriff's deputies coordinated life‑saving operations during a historic snowstorm. Speakers recounted multiple rescues, including transporting a woman in active labor and delivering an elderly patient to the hospital by plowing to the emergency entrance; the county plans to issue commendations and pursue recognition from the Michigan Sheriffs Association for the crews involved.
An agency official praised crews' efforts: "they will do anything and everything to help this county, and they are the the best in my opinion." The board discussed the extraordinary conditions—other counties pulled plows off the road while Alger County crews continued—and directed staff to prepare recognition letters and awards for road commission and EMS personnel.
