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News Channel 6 - Wichita, Lawton
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — One veteran firefighter feels lives are being lost here in Wichita Falls all because of the current situation with the city’s ambulance service. So he’s now making a push to move the EMS to the care of the Wichita Falls Fire Department.
For over 20 years the thought of a fire based EMS program has been thrown around. But now Wichita Falls fire chaplin and fire veteran of 33 years, James Jeffries, is determined to make it happen.Jeffries says lives are depending on the change.
Wichita Falls Firefighters currently handle all first responder calls. But it’s the private ambulance service that takes them to the hospital and James Jeffries says that “transfer of care” is where critical mistakes can often be made. “More mistakes made than if the fire dept has transferred them all the way to the hospital and to ER staff.”
Full Story: Veteran Firefighter Is Pushing For EMS In Fire Stations