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Glens Falls fire chief outlines near-4,000 annual calls, paramedic training pipeline and interagency ambulance options
Summary
Chief Smith told the board the Glens Falls Fire Department handles nearly 4,000 calls a year, and the city is exploring an interagency transport arrangement to retain revenue under its certificate of need and better manage non-emergency transports.
Chief Smith and department leadership delivered an extended operational briefing Wednesday that highlighted rising call volumes, staffing and options for ambulance transport.
Chief Smith said the fire department has evolved into a paid paramedic-firefighter model and now responds to nearly 4,000 calls annually. The chief said that traditionally this staffing model allowed the city to provide ambulance transport without contracting out, and that billing now…
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