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Brigham City notifies Corinne it will end automatic ambulance aid; Corinne plans county talks and local preparations
Summary
Brigham City Fire and Ambulance sent a letter saying it will terminate automatic ambulance and some fire services to Corinne effective Sept. 1, 2025. Corinne officials said the state has limited Brigham’s ability to change service boundaries before 2027 and will press the county for support while preparing to staff its own ambulance service.
Brigham City Fire and Ambulance has given Corinne written notice that it intends to end automatic ambulance transportation and to terminate certain mutual-aid automatic services within Corinne’s municipal area effective Sept. 1, 2025.
The notice was read into the Corinne City Council record at the meeting. The letter states, “This letter serves as a formal written notice that Brigham City Corporation Fire and Ambulance intends to terminate the provisions of fire and emergency medical services coverage to Corinne City effective as outlined below,” and specifies that automatic aid will stop while fire services could continue on a mutual-aid request basis.
Council members said they had already sought guidance from the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, which forwarded the matter to the state attorney general. According to the council’s account of that review, Brigham City cannot change service-area boundaries or end existing agreements until its licensure cycle expires (the council said Brigham believes that is in 2027), giving Corinne time to prepare alternative arrangements.
Corinne officials said Brigham City has presented a budget picture that includes a roughly $5.3 million fire budget and a claimed $2.4 million shortfall, and that Brigham varied in the interlocal payment requests it sought from neighboring municipalities (the council cited a $100,000-per-year request for Corinne, and different amounts for nearby towns). Council members said those numbers and the fairness of the proposed charges were part of the dispute.
In response, council members described a two-pronged approach: pursue county participation and certification support while developing Corinne’s own operational capabilities. Council staff said the county holds certifications that Corinne could potentially “piggyback” to meet state ambulance staffing requirements; council members also noted Corinne has two ambulances already and that the city is preparing statistics, staffing needs and costs to present to the county at a scheduled county meeting and in a public work session.
Council members emphasized the local public-safety stakes: residents rely on timely ambulance transport, and changes to service arrangements could affect response times, staffing needs and insurance-related benefits tied to ISO ratings for municipal fire departments.
The council did not take a formal vote on the letter at the meeting; members said they will bring data and an agenda to a county-level meeting (cited as scheduled for the 13th) and invite Brigham City to a public work meeting to negotiate funding or alternative service models.
What the council said it will do next: assemble operational data and cost estimates, seek county assistance on certification and staffing, and hold public and interlocal discussions to determine how to maintain emergency medical service coverage for Corinne residents.
