Tazewell County, VA launched the LEET program to cross-train sheriff's deputies as rural EMTs

Tazewell County, VA cross-training deputies as EMTs

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Tazewell County launched the The Law Enforcement EMT (LEET) Program to improve access to emergency medical assistance by training sheriff's deputies to serve as EMTs in rural areas. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is working with the county 911 dispatch center so trained deputies can be deployed to calls when EMT units are busy or too far away. According to the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, it is the only agency in Southwest Virginia with deputies cross trained as EMTs.

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The Law Enforcement EMT Program or LEET will improve access to EMT’s in Tazewell County.

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TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS)– Deputies in Tazewell County are part of a new interesting cross-training program. The LEET program or Law Enforcement EMT program in Tazewell County is training sheriff’s deputies to also become first responders. It’s funded by the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors and led by the Board of Supervisor Charlie Stacy.Deputies will be […]

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