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After doing some digging, in the counties annual report, I found the 22/23 budget report. EMS had a 6,160,924 budget and actually spent 5,971,407. Of that, Salary was budgeted at 4,678,997 and actual was 4,591,556. 87,441 difference in salary or 189517 in actual remaining funds. So apparently they spent some money somewhere, despite being short staffed.

If you look at the May 31, 2023 budget work session, you can see where EMS requested the additional positions as well as a pay study. They also stated they were 8 positions short. Then in the June 6th work session minutes, it shows where they support a pay raise for county employees including EMS at 7%. It also shows where they denied the rescue squads budget increase request since they were giving EMS 4 positions. So it would seem that EMS should be in a huge budget surplus. Especially since they bill for all their services

https://wilkescounty.net/Ag...062023-348
https://wilkescounty.net/Ag...312023-350

Anti they can't fill the slots they have, much less the one's the added.

@anti
Yessiree buddy I do remember Thursday magazine.
Love to have it brought back too! Wow you jarred loose a great memory of mine.
Since you remember that? HOWDY NEIGHBOR!
VERY COOL.

Anti they can't fill the slots they have, much less the one's the added. But the were able to take two more medics off the road to make a "Community" paramedic position. Google that.

It wasn't. But then again Anti. I was too busy chasing 2 legged deer. Around the Mall parking lot. Or outrunning the rent a cops(one went on to be a probation officer)thru the belks/jc penney parking lot. lmao

Again,I'm gonna have to agree 50 50. Somethings definitely very wrong here.
Wasn't so much BS back in 83 4 5 6 7 8 9.

How far in a hole will this county let itself get before changes are made. Taxpayers and county citizens should be very concerned and need to be aware of the crookedness taking place in this county.

The first responders in this county vary. Some are emergency medical responders, some are EMT's. A few are paramedics who work for EMS. EMS has a paramedic on every truck. I think all of the rescue squads members have to be EMT and they have several paramedics as well. With that said, there are several fire departments I know of that let their members run medical calls whether or not they have a medical certification. These are the people caring for your loved ones.

I love and fully support. Each and every FD VFD Firemen VFirefighters.
The Paramedics and EMT and First Responders.
ALL DAY LONG.
RS

I guess you'd say that tough guy. If your children or close relative. Is involved in an head on collision. Real bright there bub.

I am told the funeral home will come and get you.

@acu
Again,I'm gonna have to agree 50 50. Somethings definitely very wrong here.
Wasn't so much BS back in 83 4 5 6 7 8 9.
Oh how cool it'd be to reset. ;)

Acumen, when it comes to EMS and Fire Departments, for the most part you seem to be correct. There are a few exceptions to the fire departments but just one mismanaged is too many.

This is why the county needs to support the county fire departments and rescue. As they continue to bleed EMS employees, the fire department first responders and rescue are going to have to pick up more and more of the slack.

Snowman the county rescue squad is the backup to ems. They will respond with their ambulances if ems is out of trucks. I think they have 3 ambulances. Then they would call the other counties for help.

So......who will come the calls if there is no ambulance available? Would they call an ambulance out of another county? Does the hospital have ambulances? I see the atrium ambulances on 421 and 77 pretty regularly.

They have already lost most of their senior medics to surrounding counties. Just another step by admin that will cause more to leave and retire. They are already short crews and things will probably get worse.

W T F?
ARE THEY HIGH AS H? GOTTA BE SMOKING SOME KILLER CHRONIC!
do not do this please.
It's just dam WRONG.
Good Gött Almighty!!!