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Evansville approves expanded EMS staffing plan for Fire Department, transfers radios to police
Summary
The board approved adding an EMS division to the Fire Department table of organization ahead of a planned July 2026 start for municipal ambulance service; the board also approved transfer of radios to the police department and surplus of older equipment.
The City of Evansville Board of Public Safety approved changes to the Fire Department's table of organization that create a new EMS branch and add staff ahead of a planned municipal ambulance service, and approved intra-departmental transfers and surpluses of radio equipment.
Fire Chief Knight told the board the city will begin an EMS ambulance service on July 1, 2026, and the mayor approved the organizational changes on June 23. The Board of Public Safety, the sack committee, and the controller also signed off in late June and early July,…
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