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Committee debates ambulance fleet size, shared dispatch and possible regional coordination
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed whether the town needs three ambulances, the life-cycle and cost of ambulances, revenue-sharing for fairground details and opportunities for shared dispatch to improve deployment efficiency.
During the April 28 Finance Committee meeting councilors and staff debated the town’s ambulance fleet size and whether regional coordination and dispatch changes could reduce costs.
Council member Bob urged a broader discussion of the third ambulance, noting the rising outfitting costs for ambulances and suggesting the town consider whether two units would be sufficient given call volume and potential consolidation. “I just think it's worth it's worthy of a discussion because once you outfit these things... they're pushing between 4 and $500,000 a…
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