Public Safety
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Community to be Served by New East Otay Mesa Fire Station

| 3:23 PM

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Chairwoman Nora Vargas cut the ribbon to open a new fire station in East Otay Mesa. This new, state-of-the-art fire station will reduce response times in East Otay Mesa, which includes medical calls to construction workers, traffic accidents, warehouse workers, incarcerated persons, and any calls related to the border crossing. The community surrounding the new fire station includes industrial and commercial businesses, several correctional facilities, and the Otay Mountain open space to the east.

Government
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Program Sends Healthcare Help to Patients in Rural San Diego County

| 4:21 PM

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San Diego County Fire and Medical Care Services join forces to deliver healthcare to patients after they are discharged from Sharp Grossmont Hospital in rural communities.

Public Safety
Paramedic sitting in an ambulance checking medical gear

Enhancing Emergency Medical Services Throughout the County of San Diego

| 4:53 PM

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A three-stage plan to implement a range of paramedic-based community health initiatives will improve emergency medical services in rural areas. The Board of Supervisors received an update on what is in place now and what will soon be launched.

Public Safety
Two firefighter paramedics standing in front of new CAL FIRE red ambulance

Third Ramona Ambulance and Crew Busy Helping Residents

| 11:31 AM

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A new ambulance with its crew and services added by the San Diego County Fire Protection District and CAL FIRE is seeing a great deal of use. County Fire accepted the transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona last August. The change brought a third fire department paramedic ambulance and additional firefighter staffing enhancements to the Ramona service area.