Southern Cascades CSD Faces Temporary EMS Cutbacks Due to Budget Shortfalls

Budget shortfalls have led to staffing cutbacks in the Southern Cascades Community Services District's (CSD) EMS Division for the first half of the year. The services provided to Northern Lassen and South/Western Modoc County have been scaled back from full-time Advanced Life Support (ALS)...

NorCal EMS and SEMSA Address Lack of Service as “Emergency Situation”

Lassen County faces a shortage of ambulatory coverage; SEMSA has confirmed, through its oversight of the non-profit NorCal EMS, that they are currently understaffed and experiencing reduced funding.In a report to the board of supervisors, the CEO of Nor Cal EMS, Donna Stone, claimed...