Haliburton County’s Chief of Paramedic Services is worried about a potential legislative change.
Tim Waite is talking about a provincial proposal to amend the Ambulance Act, which would allow firefighters to respond to calls deemed less serious.
The proposal says any firefighter responding to a call would need to be trained as a paramedic.
Waite says that can be tricky considering all firefighters in the county, except the chiefs, are volunteers.
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The province is looking for two communities to be pilot projects for the proposed changes.
E.M.S. services are split 50-50 between Queens Park and municipalities, but firefighter costs are funded 100 per cent at the lower tier level.