Warren Council mulls plan to restart EMS by fire department

WARREN — City council has given a first reading to a resolution that would allow the city to purchase or lease equipment so the fire department could get back into the emergency medical service business.

Fire Chief Ken Nussle said it has been about 30 years since the department last provided EMS to the city.

In addition to acquiring all the equipment needed to provide the service, firefighters would need to be trained and additional personnel would need to be brought on board.

Eleven firefighters were laid off Jan. 1, and four other positions were left unfilled through attrition during 2008.

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