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Published on: 2/8/2007
Last Visited: 3/7/2007
Present were North East Supervisor Dave Sherman, Millerton Mayor Michael Cawley, Millbrook Mayor Don Briggs, Washington Supervisor Fussy Prisco and Stanford Supervisor Dave Tetor.
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In North East and Millerton, emergency services are provided under the umbrella of the North East Fire District, although Cawley said the fire department and the rescue squad were operations of the village until a few years ago.
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According to Cawley, local paid services such as Northern Dutchess paramedics, are dispatched through the fire district's volunteer system.
Another concern is seniority at the scene, the group said.
"I believe that when a paid ambulance service uses [our volunteers] to do services ... they should not charge people," he stressed.
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Cawley suggested establishing an emergency services hub in a town like Stanford, so municipalities like Millbrook, North East and Millerton or Amenia could be reached speedily.