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Greene County director reports new ambulances, equipment needs and a FEMA rental opportunity; bid to sell aging vehicle approved
Summary
County director told Greene County officials the county received three new ambulances, is awaiting certification stickers, is weighing purchases of replacement cots and monitors, reported January call and revenue figures, and outlined a possible revenue stream renting spare trucks to FEMA. The board voted to accept a bid to sell an aging vehicle.
Greene County officials heard an update from the county director on the emergency medical services fleet, equipment purchases and a potential revenue opportunity tied to FEMA deployments.
The director said, “We have received all 3 of the trucks,” and that the vehicles are ready to enter service once the county receives certification sticker numbers. He said a stocked spare “Grama truck” is being kept for surge responses and prescheduled transfers so the county does not need to take frontline 9-1-1 units out of service.
The update matters because county staff said EMS volume and revenue have both increased, putting pressure on transfer capacity and vehicle maintenance. “351 calls in January, 299 transports,” the director reported, and he provided a January revenue figure of $124,074.91. He told the officials that annual revenue last year exceeded $1,900,000 and…
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