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Ogden City Fire Department's first homeless medical advocate speaks about unique role
OGDEN — In January, the Ogden City Fire Department announced it would be taking a major step in helping to serve the city's unhoused population with the hiring of a homeless medical advocate. Nearly nine months later, Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater and Angelina Watkins, who took on the new role of homeless medical advocate — the first one in the state serving with a municipal fire department, spoke with the Standard-Examiner about the pioneering position and where it will go nearly a full year after implementation. Slater said the position came about because of an abundance of 911 ...
