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Committee advances three supplemental ambulance contracts and discusses in-house staffing plans

Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · April 20, 2026

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Summary

Three three-year contracts for supplemental emergency ambulance coverage (Arch EMS, AmeriPro EMS Michigan LLC, and Superior) were advanced to new business with a recommendation to approve; fire department leaders said the vendors will be strategically stationed across the city and that they are planning to increase in-house EMT capacity over time.

The committee advanced three three-year supplemental ambulance contracts to the full council with recommendations to approve and discussed a longer-term plan to build in-house emergency-medical capacity.

Deputy Commissioner Derek Hillman of the Fire Department said the contracts are with Arch EMS (contract 6007737), AmeriPro EMS Michigan…

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