New Program To Speed Fairfield Glade Medical Response
The Fairfield Glade Fire Department is launching a new Emergency Medical Response program designed to get trained responders to medical emergencies faster when ambulances are delayed. Fairfield Glade Fire Chief Kirk McLaughlin said the program supplements Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services by providing early, on-scene care until an ambulance arrives. McLaughlin said the program will […]
Cumberland Deputies Get Emergency Medical Training
A new program inside the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office training deputies in advanced emergency medical response. County Sheriff Casey Cox said 13 deputies are now EMR certified, meaning they are able to provide life-saving aid before EMS arrives on scene. Cox said deputies out patrolling may be able to respond to crisis faster than EMS, […]
