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Washington County commissioners said Wednesday they fear inflation will make an already “challenging” budget-setting process even more difficult this year.

Some volunteer fire departments in Washington County have had a boost in the number of fire truck operators through a cross-training agreement with Washington County/Johnson City EMS. Limestone, Gray and Nolichuckey fire departments all have EMS personnel stationed in the same building with an EMS response vehicle. EMS isn’t always dispatched to a fire call as a separate unit, but now those advanced EMTs have had firefighter cross training on how to operate the pumper trucks. Because volunteer fire departments are not staffed around the clock, volunteers respond from home or work. Often,...

Eight David Crockett High seniors will graduate with a state certification for a career option after completing all the requirements to become a Basic EMT. Yes, the next time you have a medical emergency, it just might be a completely certified EMT right out of high school. No worries about their training, though, because the Basic EMT courses are the same taught at Northeast State Community College. The eight seniors are also enrolled at Northeast State. Until December 2020, a person had to have a high school diploma and be 18 before they could even begin taking the Basic EMT class. Washingt...