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paying the cost of the EMT-Basic course for any Volunteer Fireman in Scott County who wishes to up– grade to the EMT Basic and thus be able to answer medtcal calls with thier departments. Frank Edmondson. a lieu– tenant with the Lake Vol– unteer Fire Department is currently taking the course and upgrading to tbe£\.-1T– Basic. The course 1s taught through Ecce.

FOREST- \ ·olunteer fire– men in,·oh-ed in the EMT– Basic class bemg taught at the Fast Central Cornmu– ntl} College Vb-Tech this semester practice loading a pattent for transport by ambulance. These frremen arc pan of a class funded by the Scott County Board ofSupef\ isors. Recent changes in Missis– stppt Law has necessitated that tiremen who previ– ously o~c-ated as £mer– gene~ ~1ei.Jtcal Re-pond– t!r' (E . tR s) must now

pass the national register in order to answer medi– cal calls. The Scott County Board of Supervisors 1 s

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