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Fire chief seeks firefighter-medics, ambulance and partial ambulance funding amid rising call volume
Summary
Freeport fire and EMS leaders told council they are short-staffed and face growing EMS call volume; they requested three firefighter-medics, asked the city to earmark funds toward an ambulance replacement and flagged a 20-year-old engine that will need replacement in coming years.
Freeport — Fire Chief Motley told council the Fire & EMS department is operating under recurring staffing shortages and increasing medical call volume, and asked for new firefighter‑medic positions, a partial set‑aside for an ambulance and planning for eventual engine replacement.
Staffing and workload: The chief said EMS accounts for the majority of the department’s calls and that call volume has increased roughly 300 calls per year over recent reporting periods. The department reported three current vacancies and has been as high as five vacancies in earlier months of the year. Chief Motley described the operational…
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