Augusta Fire Department’s push to replace Gold Cross as city ambulance provider advanced Thursday with an unannounced presentation by Commissioner Sammie Sias at a Region 6 EMS Council meeting in Washington, Ga. Augusta Fire Chief Chris James, who in August defeated Gold Cross CEO Vince Brogdon by a single vote to become chairman of the 13-county council, added the presentation to the agenda at the meeting’s end.
The regional councils recommend who gets to provide EMS service in Georgia counties, subject to approval by the Georgia Department of Public Health.