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Owensboro officials say AMR ambulance coverage generally meets contract despite isolated delays
Summary
After public questions about an ambulance response, city staff and the fire chief described how the AMR contract and mutual-aid arrangements work, noting variable demand and an average response time in the cited zone of about 10 minutes, 20 seconds.
Commissioners and staff addressed public concerns about ambulance availability after a social-media post about a delayed response. City Manager Nate Buckmeyer and the Fire Chief (name not specified in the transcript) said the specific run under discussion occurred outside the city’s primary zone and therefore involved longer travel.
The Fire Chief explained that AMR is a contracted private provider with…
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