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Dunn County officials briefed on countywide fire and EMS study; recommendations expected within months
Summary
County staff briefed the Dunn County board on an ongoing countywide study of fire and emergency medical services, saying volunteer shortages, rising costs and a levy-limit exception for county EMS make county involvement a likely outcome.
County staff told supervisors on April 9 that a multi-jurisdiction study of fire and emergency medical services in Dunn County is underway and could produce recommendations this year that would change how ambulance and EMS services are funded and managed.
Dan (county staff), who presented the briefing at the committee meeting, said the Town of Elk Mound applied for and received an innovation planning grant to fund a study examining options such as shared services, county operation of ambulance services, or county-managed contracting. “We’re looking at what is a better way to do this because it’s a failing system,” Dan said during his presentation.
The study’s origin and scope: Town officials led the application for a planning grant intended to support a future innovation grant. UW Extension and a contracted third party are now collecting data from every provider…
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