Commissioners direct RFP work as rural ambulance coverage strains
Emergency management warned that District 1 and Chiloquin may stop covering parts of ASA 1 after Nov. 1; Basin Ambulance offered to take part of the area and the board directed a commissioner to continue work on RFPs and ASA redesign.
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Rochelle Escatel, who introduced herself as a staff member in emergency management, briefed the board on coverage gaps in Ambulance Service Area 1 and proposed splitting the ASA so Basin Ambulance could take part of the territory. She said District 1 indicated it likely could no longer provide service to part of the ASA after Nov. 1 and that Chiloquin's small staff is already strained; she noted biweekly ASA planning meetings to explore options.
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