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Committee accepts $1.6 million in state EMS funding for Fire Department
City of Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary
The committee approved acceptance of $1.6 million from the state's Funding Assistance Program to support emergency medical services, a significant increase from prior annual funding levels and expected to reduce levy-funded purchases of paramedic units.
Chief Aaron Lipsky told the committee the Fire Department successfully lobbied at the state level to increase annual Funding Assistance Program (FAP) support from about $80,000 to $1.6 million. "We were successfully able to turn what had been…
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