Fentress EMS Relocation Enables Multiple Agency Expansions
Fentress County moving forward with the construction of a new EMS facility to enable the expansion of multiple county agencies while saving millions of dollars in future costs. Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the project transitioned from a renovation of the existing 30-year-old ambulance building to a new construction project following a suggestion from […]
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 […]
Fentress Budget Committee Looking To Solve EMS Retention
An increase of $33 for on-call EMS pay approved by the Fentress County Budget Committee on Thursday night. The on-call pay is currently $7, increasing to $40 on July 1 if approved in the final county budget. Commissioner Larry Cooper said an increase to just $30 might not work for current EMS employees. “I know […]
Richards Retiring From Fentress EMS
John Richards is retiring from Fentress County Emergency Medical Services after 44-years on the job. Richards serves as Fentress County EMS Assistant Director. He said he has mixed feelings about his retirement. “It’s just kind of bittersweet, I guess you would say,” Richards said. “I really enjoyed my job all the time, and I had […]
