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Hardin County says new White Mills ambulance station cut response time to about 14 minutes; county leaders report D.C. trip to promote Fort Knox
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Hardin County Fiscal Court reported that the White Mills Station Ambulance has had 17 responses and reduced average response times to roughly 14 minutes; the judge also described a delegation trip to Washington to promote Fort Knox.
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Hardin County Fiscal Court reported that responses from the new White Mills Station Ambulance have totaled 17 and that average response times in that area have fallen to “right around 14 minutes,” down from about 30 minutes previously, Judge Hall said.
The county judge told the court that a roughly 15-person delegation visited Washington, D.C., last week to meet Pentagon officials and offices for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie to "promote Fort Knox" and underscore the base’s importance to the state and county.
Why it matters: Shorter emergency-response times can affect patient outcomes, insurance and EMS staffing needs and the county’s allocation of public-safety resources. County officials framed the result as an early sign that the new White Mills station is improving service in that area.
Details and context: Judge Hall said the ambulance project’s early data show 17 responses and the cited response-time change (“from where it was around 30 minutes in that area of the county”) as evidence the station’s deployment is working. The judge described the Washington trip as proactive outreach to decision-makers about Fort Knox’s missions and regional economic importance.
What’s next: The court set its next fiscal meeting for Dec. 18 at 3:30 p.m.; no policy vote tied to the ambulance station occurred at the Dec. 9 meeting.
Quote: “We have 17 responses so far, and the average response time has been reduced down to right around 14 minutes, from where it was around 30 minutes in that area of the county,” Judge Hall said.
The judge also summarized the D.C. visit: the delegation "met with officials at the Pentagon and also visited Senator McConnell's and Congressman Guthrie's offices."
