SANTO — Residents of three southern Palo Pinto County communities told the panel that governs their ambulance service on Tuesday they felt left out of the discussion, shortly before Emergency
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SANTO — The fire hall in Santo is likely to be standing room only Tuesday when residents of a three-community emergency services district are expected to face down five appointed
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Palo Pinto Emergency Services District 1 and Palo Pinto County Hospital District broke ground on the Possum Kingdom East Ambulance Station and Medical Clinic Wednesday afternoon.
The 8,000-square foot facility will have ambulance staff stationed 24/7 and outpatient medical services to residents of the lake and nearby communities.
âWe felt the need to locate an ambulance facility here with the ever-growing population on this side of the lake just to provide a faster response,â ESD 1 Board President Tye Jackson said. âPeople that come from the city are used to having a three-minute fire truck and ambulance response and when they come to rural areas, they still expect that.â