Tuesday, July, 23 2013 @ 12:30

Nature: New Paramedic Station Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies

Location: Indian Mission Road

Sussex County Paramedics Relocate Into New Medic Station on Indian Mission Road

On Tuesday, July 23rd, the Sussex County Emergency Medical Services hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting and facility dedication for their new Paramedic Station known as Unit 106 on Indian Mission Road near Long Neck.

The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company representatives were on hand to extend best wishes and to congratulate the Paramedic Administration on their new facility.

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Ceremonial Ribbon-Cutting and Dedication Held for Sussex County EMS' New Medic 106 Station in Long Neck

The Sussex County Emergency Medical Services known as Medic Unit 106 relocated to its new station on Indian Mission Road. This Sussex County Paramedic Unit serves the area from Lewes, Rehoboth Beach to Angola, Long Neck, Oak Orchard and Millsboro, if needed.

This Paramedic Unit faced a dilemma that started late last year when their lease arrangement with the Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad station near the intersection of Indian Mission Road and Route 24 in Long Neck was terminated. The actual lease was set to expire this summer and the county had to find new quarters for the unit. The EMS and the County government, led by County Administrator Todd Lawson, surveyed over 30 sites before settling on one less than a mile north on Indian Mission Road, eventually collaborating with the Tunnell Family to sell the property to them.

Construction began after a ceremonial groundbreaking on December 4 of last year. Medic 106 officially moved into the new building on May 31. Today, (Tuesday, July 23rd) an official ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony was held at the new station. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the contractors who designed and built the station, to the County Government and Council, to State Legislators whose districts are served by Medic 106, the Delaware State Police and various representatives from the volunteer fire services and affiliated fraternal organizations. 

The Long Neck station, along with the Medic 102 station in Laurel, are the only two of the nine stations that are owned outright. The other six facilities are leased. Sussex County EMS Director Robert Stuart and County Council President Mike Vincent both say that eventually, they'd like to get to a point where the EMS owns all of its stations so it can save county taxpayer dollars that are currently going towards leasing space. Stuart says the county has a strategic plan for achieving that goal within the next decade. He explained that the EMS stations are positioned in what the department feels are centrally located so they can have adequate response times within their service areas. In the case of Medic 106, Stuart says most of its call volume comes from the Long Neck and Oak Orchard areas. However, he says volumes are increasing in the northern part of the service area.

It cost around $115,000 for the county to purchase the land to build the station on, and another $480,000 to build.