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Fire chief: EMS now dominates calls and costs; GEMT reimbursement expected, staffing adjustments forthcoming
Summary
Edgerton’s fire chief told the council that EMS accounts for the majority of the department’s activity and costs (cited at about 87%), reported a drop in Medicare receivables below $1,000,000, said the city applied for a GEMT reimbursement expected to bring roughly $32,000, and noted a pending staff loss and cadet-program successes.
Edgerton’s Fire Chief presented the department’s May report to the council, highlighting that emergency medical services now account for the bulk of the department’s activity and costs and that several operational and financial developments are underway.
The chief said the department recorded about 49 incidents during the month and about 227 year-to-date, noting those figures are slightly below the community’s average. He reported that, for the first time since record-keeping began,…
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