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Bannock County accepts Idaho EMS Save grant to equip new ambulance
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved acceptance of a $40,000 Idaho EMS Save grant to buy an ambulance cot and auto-load system, with a local match of about $30,000; formal disbursement and capital purchase approval will return to the board.
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a $40,000 grant from the Idaho EMS Save program to buy a cot and auto-load kit for a new ambulance currently being built.
County ambulance leadership told the board the agency had initially been notified it did not receive the grant this summer but was later contacted when another grantee’s award fell through. The ambulance office said it will complete state paperwork and return to the board for formal disbursement and capital-purchase approval if the county accepts the grant. The local match was estimated at about $30,000.
Commissioners approved the grant acceptance by voice vote. No recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting transcript.
The ambulance representative described the chosen equipment—an auto-load cot system—as increasingly common and “a game changer in the industry,” and said it is now standard on most ambulances. The board did not authorize the capital purchase at this meeting; staff said they will present the contract and disbursement request for commissioner approval once state paperwork is complete.
The decision will require the county to budget the local match and return to the board for the capital outlay. The board’s motion accepted the grant and ended the Board of Ambulance portion of the meeting.
