Foundation Brings Advanced Burn Training To UC Responders
Cumberland and Fentress County first responders receiving specialized hands-on burn care training from experts at Vanderbilt. Chester Goad is President of the Serve Strong Corbin Scott Goad Memorial Foundation. Goad said he and his wife founded the organization after his son Corbin Goad, a former Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department employee, died in an off-duty vehicle […]
Cumberland Reappoints Wojcik As EMS Medical Director
Dr. James Wojcik reappointed as the medical director for Cumberland County EMS. Wojcik has served as the county’s medical director since 2022. Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster said the county reappoints a medical director every two years. Foster said he believes Wojcik has played a key role in making sure that the county provides a […]
Better Cooperation Needed, Crossville & County Ambulance
A regional EMS consultant said that Crossville and Cumberland County will need to cooperate for a city-based ambulance service to work. Upper Cumberland Regional EMS Consultant Brian Thompkins met with the Crossville City Council during a work session on Tuesday. Thompkins said if the city were to sign an agreement with the county’s EMS service […]
Growth Prep, Cumberland EMS Recruiting Part Time EMTs
Cumberland County Emergency Services searching for new help, especially part time EMTs. EMS Director Chris Miller said the department is well staffed, but growth in the county means they are always looking for good part time employees. Miller said being an EMT is not for everyone, but the work is very rewarding. “It comes down […]
