Monroe County mulls concerns about non-emergency firefighter calls

  • Source: The Monroe News
  • Published: 01/06/2022 06:13 AM

Should 911 calls for firefighters and first responders be monitored more closely to avoid sending them to incidents not involving emergencies? That was a question posed to Monroe County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night by a Monroe Township woman concerned that firefighters are rushing to the scene and county tax dollars are being wasted on non-essential calls. Tricia Nadeau told the eight commissioners present that firefighters and first responders were answering “thousands of non-emergency calls” every year, causing burnout for responders and wasteful spending. “Why are first responders running calls like this on our tax dollars?", Nadeau asked the board during the public comment period.



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