By Gary Nelson

Crossville Chronicle

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. — Cumberland County’s Emergency Services Committee met Tuesday evening and discussed the potential effects of a city of Crossville-operated ambulance service .

Tom Isham, 2nd District commissioner and committee chairman, asked how it would affect the county’s Emergency Medical Services Department.

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Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster and Chris Miller, EMS director, both answered.

Foster said, “The resources (ambulances) in the city will be pushed out … One concern is response time in the city. We have four ambulances in there during the day, or one gets called in. If the city starts this service, they won’t have the luxury to call in another ambulance. It will increase

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