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Miami County EMS seeks restored ambulance capacity, plans Hillsdale station and equipment upgrades
Summary
EMS leaders told commissioners they plan to use ARPA and encumbered funds to remount an ambulance, pursue a seventh unit, staff a Hillsdale station and replace aging ventilators and monitors; call volume and so‑called ‘0‑status’ events are rising.
Miami County EMS officials presented their 2026 budget request at a county budget hearing, outlining vehicle remount plans, equipment replacement timing and a new west‑side station intended to improve coverage.
The summary: EMS leaders said they expect to restore a seventh ambulance using ARPA funds and encumbered money, project roughly $1.7 million in fee revenue for 2026 if current trends continue, and asked the county to approve capital plans for remounts and phased equipment replacement to reduce operational risk from aged vehicles and monitors.
“Frank Burrow, Miami County EMS,” opened the presentation with staffing and program highlights, and Deputy Chief Matt Gamblin joined the discussion. Burrow said the department tries to save taxpayers money by using remounts where feasible and reported an ARPA allocation of roughly $172,174 that the department intends to use toward an ambulance remount. He said remounting medic 5 saved about $131,000 compared with a new build and that the department’s target for fee revenue in 2026 is “1,700,000.0.”
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