Recognizing the importance of providing an array of essential—and often life-saving—services to residents and visitors as quickly as possible, Dare County has begun the process of making a series of massive and much-needed improvements to its various EMS facilities throughout the community.
This estimated $47 million EMS project — of which Dare County’s contribution is approximately $28 million, with the remainder of the project to be funded by the municipalities and other partners — involves a combination of remodeling the existing and outdated facilities, as well as constructing brand-new facilities in several critical locations, such as central Kill Devil Hills.
The modernization of these facilities will aid in improving Dare County EMS’s response to the influx of emergency calls that are received and better support the department in its ongoing efforts to meet the needs of the community.
With the addition of another station in the system, response times in the immediate area of the new station will be improved, which will assist Dare County EMS in providing residents and visitors with the best service possible at the time when they need it the most.
“Our current facilities have served us well, but the aging process has caught up to the facilities,” said Dare County EMS Director Jennie Collins. “Renovated or new stations will address the needs of our diverse workforce and help us meet the increasing service demands on our organization.”
For more detailed information about these projects as they get underway, visit DareNC.com/Projects.
