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Josh Schoemann: “There are counties in the state that have [a county EMS…”

Featuring: Josh Schoemann, Washington County Executive, Wisconsin, candidate 2024

Community Comment - 07-22-26 - Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann

Published July 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 13:27

Six of them are municipal. And we have 20 municipalities. So for us it's not a county EMS like as in a county takeover. We don't want a county EMS department. There are counties in the state that have [a county EMS department]. that. But I'm not interested in more county bureaucracy or larger county departments. I'm interested in how are we the county here as a facilitator and a partner. (13:27–13:29)

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Asserts that some counties in the state have a county EMS department.

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