Forsyth County EMS alleviating staffing shortages [Video]

WEEKEND. MUCH MORE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. MICHELLE. THE HEAD OF FORSYTH COUNTY EMS SAYS CONCERNS OVER STAFFING SHORTAGES WITHIN THE AGENCY HAVE BEEN ALLEVIATED. OUR SARAH SOWERS SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR, AND HE SAYS IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO FUNDING. CHIEF JOEY HUNLEY, WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES HERE IN FORSYTH COUNTY, SAYS THEY ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. NUMBERS FROM THE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED IN JULY, SHOW OF NEARLY 200,000 CALLS MADE TO 911 LAST YEAR. AMBULANCES RESPONDED TO 63,000 INCIDENTS. THEY EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO BE UP THIS YEAR. ONE CHALLENGE THEY FACE, HE SAYS, IS THE SIX MONTH CERTIFICATION PROCESS. FIRST RESPONDERS MUST GO THROUGH, BUT NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO FORSYTH AS. OTHER AGENCIES IN THE TRIAD ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME. HUNLEY SAYS EMS FUNDING HAS INCREASED THANKS TO …