The Pulaski County EMS Department is again short two paramedics.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Approves Budget Transfers to Cover Increased Use of Part-Time Help
Some Pulaski County government offices are finding themselves short-staffed, and that’s putting a strain on their budgets for part-time help. This week, the county council approved budget transfer requests from both the Assessor’s Office and the EMS Department.
Pulaski Council to Advertise $150,000 Ambulance Transfer
Pulaski County EMS Department Looking Into Mobile LifeLine App
The Pulaski County EMS Department may soon be taking advantage of a free smartphone app to help lessen the burden on dispatchers in incidents requiring medical airlift support. Nikki Lowry, EMS director for the county, told the commissioners that there is a new app available to allow responders at the scene to call for a helicopter based on dispatch information. The app only requires a written agreement between the county and a medical helicopter provider such as Samaritan or LifeLine.
