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Mayville EMS reports robust staffing, expanded transport capability and new training center classes
Summary
EMS representatives told the Public Safety Committee the service has been very busy, added a fourth ambulance to improve coverage, staffed inter-facility transports successfully and will launch advanced classes at the new EMS training center in February.
An EMS representative told the Mayville Public Safety Committee the service continues to be “very, very busy” and that staffing has been steady despite heavy call volumes.
The presenter said the service has been covering a neighboring village’s calls while one rig was out of service and praised the crew’s ability to conduct “a loaded both way ambulance trip,” which they said reduced wait times in the emergency department. “We did a really good job recently,” the presenter said.
The committee heard the fourth ambulance has already helped when other units were unavailable: “It’s good. It's very good, and we've needed it a number of times already.” Staffing numbers were described as “very solid.”
Training and workforce development were a focus: the city’s EMS training center will start advanced classes on Feb. 4 and run through the spring. Staff attended an out-of-state EMS conference and have been active recruiting and training, including CPR classes and regular policy refreshers distributed weekly to staff.
Committee members asked about impacts from regional training demands and were told crews and dispatch communicated effectively to manage overlapping incidents. The EMS representative said a formal monthly report will be provided in February when final billing data are available.
