By PAUL ERTELT
Ottaway News Service
ALBANY, N.Y. — The continuing decline in the ranks of emergency services volunteers could cost taxpayers billions and devastate upstate New York’s fragile economy, according to a new report.
The report released this week by the state Association of Towns places part of the blame on state regulators, who require rigorous training and retraining for volunteer emergency medical personnel.
“There is an impending disaster out there,” Jeff Haber, the association’s executive director, said.
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