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Logan Fire reports rising EMS calls, higher ambulance revenues and one-time cardiac monitor purchase in draft budget
Summary
Chiefs told council EMS call volume and revenues have increased; staff propose two additional EMS positions, a $750,000 capital purchase for cardiac monitors and noted collection patterns for ambulance billing.
Logan Fire Department leaders told the City Council at the May 2025 budget workshop that call volume and ambulance revenues rose in the past year, and they proposed staffing and capital investments in the draft budget.
Fire leadership reported a 7.64% increase in overall call volume and 5,105 EMS incidents in 2024; about 3,647 of those EMS calls resulted in hospital transports. The department said unit responses totaled 12,052 for the year.
The chief (identified in the workshop as the department presenter) said ambulance billing policy changes that took effect July 2024 raised allowable mileage…
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