responders all on-call, new EMS Coordinator and possible stipends coming to PVFD
Ola Richards drives the Medic 1 ambulance during a practice drill in April.
The EMS branch of Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department is trying out a new response system that no longer holds EMS responders to a fixed schedule.
Emergency Services Director Aaron Hankins told the Pilot that it was difficult to get volunteers to commit and sign up for consistent 12-hour shifts; he said there was conversation about changing the shift schedule to more than two shifts in a day, but there was not a consensus among the group to agree on a change.
Ultimately, Hankins said EMS volunteers decided to try an all on-call system: everyone listens in, and whoever is available, responds....
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