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Fire chief urges partner outreach for two swing ambulance positions; council debates who will pay
Summary
Fire Chief Rick Seberg urged councilors to pursue adding two swing positions to reduce uncovered ambulance and fire calls. Councilors broadly endorsed the staffing need but raised questions about funding, urging talks with partner towns and faster movement toward an 80/20 cost split.
At the Feb. 18 Gardiner City Council meeting, Fire Chief Rick Seberg outlined growing call volume, frequent "back-to-back" ambulance responses and results from a 2021 pilot that showed benefits to added staffing. Seberg asked the council for backing to pursue adding two swing positions to improve coverage for ambulances and fire apparatus and to consult partner towns on cost-sharing.
Seberg described the operational problem: overlapping calls can leave the…
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