Wednesday was National First Responders Day and an appropriate day to have Washington County Commissioners launch their Washington County First Responders/Public Safety Board. The board is comprised of the three county commissioners, five fire chiefs, one police chief and five consultants in the emergency services profession. The meeting started with Director of Public Safety, Jeff Yates presenting a comprehensive review of everything that the Department of Public Safety does. The committee was asked to give their thoughts on what improvements may be made in the area of public safety, and every one that commented stated that radio communications are deficient and need to be addressed immediately. Commissioner Diana Irey-Vaughn recognized that there is no one to represent emergency medical responders and promised to make that adjustment. The committee will meet monthly.