Griswold City Attorney Dave Wiederstein, Wednesday evening, issued a statement from Griswold Mayor Jeb Peck, with regard to our report on the resignation during Tuesday evening’s Griswold City Council meeting, of nine members of the Griswold Rescue Squad.

In the statement, Mayor Peck said “The City Council met in closed session on Monday evening with the Rescue Department Captain, Julie Kline.  No decisions were made by the Council as it pertained to her continued role as Captain.  Ms. Kline did tender her resignation as Captain on Tuesday, which was followed by the apparent resignations of other members of the Department.  Often in the past, the City has relied on neighboring rescue departments for emergency assistance, and it will continue to do so during this transition.”

Cass County E-9-1-1 Director Rob Koppert backed up that statement, when he told KJAN News Wednesday afternoon, that the Griswold area will not be without Emergency Medical Services.

Medivac Ambulance has always been simultaneously dispatched to any emergencies as a backup to Griswold Rescue.Other nearby rescue squads (Elliott 1^st Responders and/or Red Oak Rescue) could also provide mutual aid if requested. Otherwise, he said, the Communications Center will operate in a business as usual mode, and continue to dispatch Medivac as needed.