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Summit County approves 20-year interlocal EMS agreements to expand 24/7 ambulance coverage
Summary
After a three-year process, the council approved interlocal agreements with Park City, North Summit and South Summit fire districts to establish county-funded basic 9-1-1 ambulance service and a countywide paramedic program, with the county committing to multi-year vehicle purchases and annual payments to districts.
Summit County voted unanimously to approve a set of interlocal cooperation agreements that reconfigure how emergency medical services (EMS) will be delivered countywide.
The series of resolutions approved during Tuesdays meeting formalizes a model the council and staff spent three years designing: each fire district will provide a 24/7 fully staffed, "basic 9-1-1" ambulance service paid from the county general fund, with Park City Fire also providing a countywide paramedic/medic rescue service paid separately by the county.
The agreements are 20-year commitments that include periodic CPI adjustments. County staff summarized the expected costs and…
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