WOODBURY COUNTY HOPES TO TRAIN A FEW VOLUNTEERS TO HELP HANDLE EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR GARY BROWN SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HALF DOZEN VOLUNTEERS TRAINED:
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BROWN AND COUNTY E-M-T’S WOULD TRAIN THE VOLUNTEERS, WHO WOULD RIDE IN THE AMBULANCE AS A SUPPORT PERSON;
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BROWN TOLD COUNTY SUPERVISORS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS ARE ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE COUNTY’S INSURANCE:
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THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS TOOK NO OFFICIAL VOTE ON BROWN’S PLAN BUT MEMBERS STATED THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING.