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Fall River EMS reports revenue growth, adds ambulances and staff as council probes indirect cost allocations
Summary
Interim EMS Chief Beth Fonts told the council the department has expanded non-emergency contracts and doubled certain revenue streams; Finance Director Emily Erpke and councilors pressed for clarity on indirect cost calculations, capital needs and long-term financial policy.
Fall River interim EMS Chief Beth Fonts told the City Council finance committee that the department has added non‑emergency transport contracts and expanded its fleet, growth that has driven a sizable increase in staffing and salary costs.
“we've doubled our profit from the previous year just with the South Coast contract,” Fonts said, describing non‑transport and interfacility contracts the department began in October and will expand in July with a new contract out of Charlton/North‑area hospital operations.
The council heard that EMS added multiple trucks and roughly 24 field positions in the most recent year to meet contract obligations and…
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