The Grand Rapids Fire Department will now be able to do more to save lives due to a new license.
The GRFD is now licensed as a Non-Transport Prehospital Basic Life Support Agency.
The license means the emergency medical technicians can administer certain drugs to patients and perform intubations before ambulances arrive.
Fire Chief Brad Brown says the GRFD team is on the scene of an emergency first more than 90 percent of the time and this license will allow them to offer enhanced services.
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