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Peoria renews 5-year franchise with Advanced Medical Transport; AMT pledges apprenticeship support
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a five-year renewal of its franchise agreement with Advanced Medical Transport (AMT), continuing ambulance transport services and formalizing workforce cooperation including a $50,000-per-year pledge for three years to support a Peoria Fire Department apprenticeship and AMT training program.
Peoria — The City Council unanimously approved a five‑year franchise agreement renewal with Advanced Medical Transport, continuing a 34‑year partnership and expanding workforce-development cooperation between the private ambulance provider and the municipal fire department.
Why it matters: The agreement preserves the city’s established ambulance transport arrangement, formalizes operational coordination with the Peoria Fire Department and emergency dispatch, and adds a financial commitment from AMT to underwrite apprenticeship training that will place local students into paid EMT training and jobs.
Advanced Medical Transport CEO described the renewal as a continuation and upgrade of a long partnership. "This resolution to me is a celebration of our 34 year…
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