Emergency Services Council Meets Tonight

Next meeting of the Potter County Emergency Services Council will be held at 6:30 tonight (Thursday, Oct, 14) at the Coudersport Firehall. Each fire, ambulance and fire police organization in the county is asked to designate at least one representative to serve on the council. It’s an effort to bring together emergency agencies from throughout the county to explore common interests and strategies, including financial options, while updating members on recent issues and developments. The timing has been made more critical by recent developments involving economic challenges faced by volunteer fire and ambulance services and the potential impact on borough and township taxes next year.

On the agenda tonight is a demonstration of County ID Machine and System and discussion on establishing a common system for the county; a report on upcoming training; officer nominations and other topics of interest.

Those planning to attend should contact the Department of Emergency Services at 274-8900 or send an email to potterema@zitomedia.net.