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Milford fire chief urges end to $500,000 EMS revenue cap as department hits limit
Summary
Fire Chief Anthony Fbrees told aldermen the department generated about $2.3 million in EMS billing through April and has already hit a $500,000 cap that redirects additional revenue to the city general fund; he urged the Board to reconsider the cap and the revenue split to support staffing, training and equipment.
Milford27s fire chief told the Board of Aldermen on April 22 that the city27s EMS billing program has become a significant revenue stream but is constrained by a $500,000 cap that he says hurts the department.
Chief Anthony Fbrees said the department has generated about "$2.3 million" in billing through April 21 and is on pace to bring in between $2.5 million and $2.7 million this fiscal year. Under the current arrangement, he said, the revenue is split 75% to the city and 25% to the fire department, but once the department reaches its $500,000 cap "all of the revenue, 100% goes to the city general fund."
Why it matters: Fbrees and other chiefs said EMS revenue…
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