EMS director seeks support for countywide service

As the director of emergency management for Cedar County, two of my core duties are to plan for any disaster that might affect Cedar County, and to work to reduce the effects of those disasters upon the residents of Cedar County. Many of the disaster plans for our county include some facet of medical response. Knowing that “… the state of emergency medical services in Cedar County, in the present state, does not appear to be sustainable, long-term, under the current model” deeply concerns me.