The Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District has received four autoloaders and two cots for its medic units, thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“As far as I know we were the last one in the area to get them, because they’re very expensive,” paramedic/firefighter Josh Marvin said.
The cots slide in and out of ambulances at the push of a button, whereas firefighters previously had to haul them manually.
“These…