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Hardin County EMS and 911 reports show rising call volumes and collections
Summary
Hardin County EMS reported year-to-date runs slightly up from last year and fiscal-year collections nearly $2.5 million; 911 reported 4,445 9-1-1 calls in October with EMS comprising roughly a third of dispatches.
Hardin County EMS and the county’s 9-1-1 center provided October activity reports at the Nov. 25 fiscal court meeting.
Mark Peterson of Hardin County EMS summarized the department’s October and year-to-date figures, saying the county’s dispatches and responses were slightly higher than the same time last year and that collections are up (fiscal-year-to-date collections were reported as just shy of $2.5 million). Peterson invited the court and public to a push-in ceremony for a newly acquired ambulance at White Mills station on Dec. 1.
Mike Leo presented the 9-1-1 center report, noting 4,445 9-1-1 calls answered in October with 5,738 CAD reports created and an agency breakdown that placed EMS at about 33.9% of calls; other call types included administrative and prisoner transport duties. Leo also noted the number of calls transferred to secondary sites and provided department-by-department percentages for fire runs (Elizabethtown 35.5%, Radcliff 19.2%, etc.).
Court members thanked EMS and 9-1-1 staff for recent responses; one magistrate specifically praised EMS after a local police lieutenant suffered a cardiac event and was helped by local responders.
The reports were accepted as provided; no formal action or budget appropriation was taken during the presentation.
