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South Berwick chief urges phased move to municipal fire/EMS as council weighs tax impacts
Summary
Fire Chief Adam Hamill outlined a two-year plan to bring EMS in-house, proposing 8 full-time hires this spring and four more later; councilors debated costs, funding options and how to explain tax impacts to residents.
Fire Chief Adam Hamill told the Town Council Wednesday that the town’s EMS project — launched last year to shore up ambulance and fire response — is entering its second, costlier year and requires new hires and equipment to stabilize service. “So, obviously, the big change in this budget is the salary line or the payroll line, and that is due to the second year of the fire/EMS project that we started last year,” Hamill said.
Hamill said year one focused on equipment and licensing; year two would add personnel to operate municipal EMS. The proposal would keep eight full-time firefighter/EMTs already budgeted to start in May and add four more to reach staffing that supports a…
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