Personnel at the Gore Fire department are upset with the news of staffing cuts Redmond EMS, according to its fire chief.

 

As of today, the Redmond station located at the Gore Fire Hall will no longer be staffed nightly from 10 pm until 10 am.

The reduction in services to the rural citizens of Chattooga County is blamed on Redmond’s monetary losses acquired in the first year of service to the county, according to Fire Chief John King in an email to AM1180.

King says, once again the unincorporated areas seem to be deemed lacking priority to services provided by EMS programs. He said personnel at the fire hall and himself have bent over backwards to provide a partnership with Redmond in an effort to guarantee uninterrupted and timely medical response to the Gore, and Subligna areas.

King said he will be talking to Redmond and Commissioner Jason Winters to see if this will be a permanent or temporary issue. He said no one was informed of the cuts prior to its implementation.