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Oshkosh Fire Department budget: separation of EMS, proposed fourth ambulance and a $7 million training center
Summary
Fire leadership told the council the 2025 budget separates ambulance operations into a dedicated fund, proposes a fourth ambulance (eight added firefighter‑paramedic FTEs mid‑2025) and includes a training‑center CIP item whose cost rose from earlier estimates.
Fire Chief Stanley and fire department staff told the council the city is separating emergency medical services (EMS) accounting from the general fund to show the true cost of ambulance operations and improve transparency for contracted townships.
Chief Stanley said the department is preparing to add a fourth ambulance mid‑2025. That change would add eight full‑time firefighter‑paramedic positions and was included in the budget and the proposed per‑capita charges for municipalities that contract EMS through Oshkosh.
Finance Director Julie Thomas explained the revenue implications in the budget packet: under the contract formula that would have produced about $416,824 in per‑capita revenue under the preexisting…
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