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Muskego aldermen consider outside study of fire and EMS as volunteers, budgets and response times draw scrutiny
Summary
At a May 27 Committee of the Whole meeting, Muskego aldermen and Test Corners volunteer fire department representatives debated whether to hire an outside consultant to evaluate the city’s fire and EMS services, covering staffing, finances, mutual aid and long-term sustainability.
Muskego aldermen on Tuesday weighed whether to hire an outside consultant to analyze the city’s fire and emergency medical services after Test Corners Volunteer Fire Department officials described staffing levels, revenues and equipment needs.
City staff member Kate told the Committee of the Whole the study would compare Test Corners’ operations to industry standards, map call locations, review mutual-aid agreements and project future staffing and financial needs; three firms submitted proposals priced between about $33,500 and $57,000.
The conversation followed a motion to defer the item until the June 10 meeting; a roll-call vote on the deferral failed (Yes: Alderman Decker, Alderman Dilge; No: Alderman Wolf, Alderman Hamill, Alderman Bryce, Alderman Madden). With the item still on the floor, aldermen and department representatives then discussed service levels, funding and possible next steps.
Kate summarized the consultants’ proposed scope: a needs…
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