EMS funding Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/ems-funding/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:37:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png EMS funding Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/ems-funding/ 32 32 EMS agencies feel slighted after special session denial https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/08/07/ems-agencies-feel-slighted-after-special-session-denial/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=297525 EMS workers across the state were left in dismay after their request to Gov. Jim Justice for inclusion in a special legislative session this week was denied. In a joint […]

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]]> Fire and EMS first responders ask Justice to answer their emergency call https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/08/05/fire-and-ems-first-responders-ask-justice-to-answer-their-emergency-call/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:49:19 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=297301 “When a call comes to 911 for a fire, car wreck or heart attack, West Virginia’s first responders do whatever it takes to save lives and property. Nights, weekends, holidays, […]

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]]> Guest essay: This time, VFDs are calling for help https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/07/28/guest-essay-this-time-vfds-are-calling-for-help/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=296496 by G.T. Parsons West Virginia’s volunteer firefighters place their communities above themselves, donating their time and risking their lives in the name of public safety. When people in need call, […]

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]]> No ‘critical needs’? Look again https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/07/08/no-critical-needs-look-again/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 03:22:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=294272 West Virginia ended Fiscal Year 2023 with a $1.847 billion surplus — which is a lot less impressive when you consider the “surplus” is the result of artificially low budgets, […]

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]]> EMS agencies pushing lawmakers for help with staffing shortages statewide https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/06/24/ems-agencies-pushing-lawmakers-for-help-with-staffing-shortages-statewide/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:03:07 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=292926 Leaders of EMS agencies throughout the state expressed concern and frustration about a lack of resources with a small group of West Virginia lawmakers during a roundtable discussion at the […]

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]]> Senate passes CPS worker bill and EMS health and safety fee bill, sends them to the House https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/02/22/senate-passes-cps-worker-bill-and-ems-health-and-safety-fee-bill-sends-them-to-the-house/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:05:02 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=276481 MORGANTOWN — The state Senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at fixing the problem of hiring and retaining Child Protective Services workers across the state, and sent it to the […]

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]]> Vote on EMS levy in Nov. https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/07/26/vote-on-ems-levy-in-nov/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:06:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=238830 This November, voters will see a levy to fund Mon EMS on the ballot, now that the Monongalia County Commission has given the proposal its approval. As The Dominion Post […]

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]]> How to save EMSs https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/06/14/how-to-save-emss/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:06:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=235567 The lack of emergency medical services (EMS) — and strain on those remaining — is a national crisis, but we feel it keenly in our area. Between 2019 and 2021, […]

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]]> Legislature to meet in Charleston for three days of interim meetings; House plans general session on school safety https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/06/10/legislature-to-meet-in-charleston-for-three-days-of-interim-meetings-house-plans-general-session-on-school-safety/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:34:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=235235 MORGANTOWN — After visiting Morgantown in May, the Legislature returns to Charleston Sunday-Tuesday for June interim meetings. Headlining this round is a House of Delegates general session on school safety, […]

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]]> “No one reimburses for that” — a look at EMS operations https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/06/03/no-one-reimburses-for-that-a-look-at-ems-operations/ Sat, 04 Jun 2022 02:06:04 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=234205 Emergency. Medical. Services.  They are an essential community resource and one many expect is guaranteed like police and non-volunteer fire services. However, EMS crews in West Virginia are not typically […]

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