🌱 Voorhees nursing home evacuation exposes looming EMS backup funding crisis
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- Voorhees nursing home evacuation exposes looming EMS backup funding crisis
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📰 News we're reading
• Statewide EMS task force faces shutdown amid funding crisis (newsfromthestates.com) — A recent July 4th emergency evacuation at a Voorhees nursing home highlighted how heavily local responders rely on New Jersey’s statewide EMS Task Force, which is now just 60 days from running out of money. The nonprofit team that backs up local EMS at major incidents and events faces equipment failures and a looming shutdown after state budget funding fell through, raising concerns about future large-scale emergencies. 
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