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Hundreds may lose medic coverage in Wash.

Because of a defeated tax levy, paramedics will no longer respond to certain calls starting in February

By Drew Mikkelsen
KING5

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. — Come February first, paramedics may not respond to 911 calls in the rural fire district surrounding McCleary.

Voters in Grays Harbor Fire District 12 defeated a levy in November to raise property taxes to pay for emergency services.

Paramedics in neighboring District 5 currently provide that medical coverage, but their chief informed the state today, they will not respond to service calls beginning in February.

Full story: Hundreds could lose paramedic coverage in Grays Harbor County