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County backs Northrop ambulance relicensing
The Box Elder County Commission supported Northrop Grumman Fire Department’s effort to renew its ambulance license at the Aug. 12 meeting for the company’s Promontory facility west of Corinne. Fire Chief Jim Hess said a 2025 state law shifted responsibility for selecting ambulance providers from the state Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to counties and cities. Local governments must now review providers and request proposals when ambulance licenses come up for renewal. “I’m coming at this backwards,” Hess said. “I’m requesting from you to request from me to provide ambulance service to…
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