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Middleton resident: ambulance fee increases risk deterring 911 calls
Summary
Resident Bartlett Durand told the council that a participant in his first‑aid class said they would hesitate to call 911 because of cost; Durand said he found a recent council-approved increase in ambulance fees and urged the city to consider alternatives to charging for life‑threatening responses.
MIDDLETON, Wis. — During public comment at the Dec. 16 Middleton Common Council meeting, resident Bartlett Durand raised concern that recent increases to ambulance charges could make people hesitate to call 911 in life‑threatening situations.
Durand, who said he runs a nonprofit wilderness first‑aid training course, recounted…
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