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Task Force To Unveil Model EMS Plan

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published March 4, 2015 at 2:02 PM EST

A proposal to create a unified EMS system faces its first test tonight in Greene County.

14 towns and 5 villages would benefit from the countywide system that would be overseen by a not-for-profit group coordinated through the county's 9-1-1 center.

The Daily Mailsays the special Task Force that created the model, will unveil it tonight a county legislature Health Committee meeting in Catskill. A priority is having response times of three minutes anywhere in Greene county. Approximately 7100 calls are taken annually. The plan would be rolled out in 2016, if it secures legislative approval.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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