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Council questions EMS call volume and intergovernmental billing after many assists to neighboring jurisdictions
Summary
Councilors reviewed EMS call data showing many assists that involved Baltimore County and neighboring municipalities and urged staff to clarify how call counts and billing will be apportioned for budget purposes.
Councilors examined EMS and fire run statistics and raised concerns about a high number of assist calls that involved neighboring jurisdictions, particularly Baltimore County.
The meeting packet showed year-to-date counts, cancellations and mutual‑aid assists; council members noted 203 assists recorded into Baltimore County and asked staff to clarify why those calls are routed and whether the borough’s 2025 EMS budget will be apportioned on gross or net call counts.
Manager Andrew and councilors said they will follow up with EMS leadership (Abby was named as an EMS contact in the packet) to understand how billing or intergovernmental cost-sharing will be handled, and whether municipalities that rely heavily on borough EMS services will be asked to pay proportionate shares of the budget. Council asked staff to gather data on mutual‑aid patterns and on how canceled calls factor into resource planning and budgeting.
