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Wake County EMS reports staffing gains, new stations and rising transport volumes
Summary
Wake County EMS told the Public Safety Committee it placed 10 ambulances from the 2025 budget into service, reduced vacancies from 22% in FY22 to about 4% by the end of FY25, expects average daily hospital transports of about 281 by the end of FY26 and is expanding stations and logistics to meet growth.
Wake County EMS on July 2025 briefed the Public Safety Committee on a midyear/beginning-of-fiscal-year update, reporting major staffing and capital progress and forecasting continued growth in demand for emergency medical transport.
Jonathan (Wake County EMS) told committee members that 10 ambulances approved in the 2025 budget were manufactured, placed into service and staffed during the past fiscal year. He said recruitment and retention efforts have substantially reduced EMS vacancies, from about a 22% vacancy rate in FY22 to roughly 4% at the end of FY25. "We have a new academy sitting today that has 44 new employees in it," Jonathan said, noting the academy includes both EMTs…
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