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Council told ambulance study is complete as fire chief urges council to act on rising EMS calls

Elyria City Council · November 4, 2025
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The safety-service director informed council the ambulance study has been completed and is available through the clerk; Fire Chief Pernesti warned EMS calls have risen from about 3,580 in 2015 to roughly 5,540 now and urged council to read the consultant’s recommendations. Dispatch union negotiations are near final redline.

Safety-Service Director Parnowski told the Elyria City Council on Nov. 3 that the ambulance study is complete and that copies have been provided to council via the clerk’s office; he offered one-on-one or full-council briefings with the consultant to discuss findings.

"The ambulance study has been completed," Parnowski said, adding that he and Chief Pernesti were available to…

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