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9 & 10 News May 18, 2021 Emergency personnel stand ready to help during any type of emergency, and that’s why Governor Whitmer has proclaimed this week as Michigan EMS Recognition Week. The week honors first responders working on the front lines. And there’s no question that their training and efforts save lives every day. Michigan EMS have played a vital role during the pandemic, providing out of hospital care and even preventative care. “You’ve got to have heart and passion. That’s what it is, heart and passion, ” said James Peterson, an EMT for the Mesick Rescue Squad. “You got to be able to like what you’re doing and be able to get up at 8:00 in the morning and help grandma off the floor. You know, just heart and compassion. I love it. I’ve been doing it for 10 plus years, I wouldn’t change it for anything.” ....
LAKE CITY â Missaukee County EMS is finding itself overextended by providing mutual aid ambulance services to Wexford County. Mutual Aid services are commonly established to allow either county to help the other out when needed. Wexford County had an agreement with North Flight, now superseded by Mobile Medical Response (MMR) to provide ambulance services to that county. However, the merger has not been without its hiccups, which Missaukee EMS director Aaron Sogge believes are due to a staffing shortage at MMR. Missaukee EMS has been asked to cover calls at a rate that is no longer financially viable for the department, Sogge said. He said calls for Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support are routinely called off. When they are called off it results in non-billable calls and costs for Missaukee staff overtime, fuel, vehicle maintenance and other expenses. ....