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Council agrees to donate old ambulance; volunteer fire response to continue under mutual aid
Summary
Council approved donating an old ambulance to a dive-recovery group and confirmed the volunteer fire department will operate under a mutual-aid arrangement from a neighboring location, with medical response continuing.
Councilors discussed the town’s volunteer fire/EMS assets and approved transferring an older ambulance to a dive-recovery/rescue organization that had refurbished another vehicle. Staff explained two volunteers resigned and the town’s contracted response will now run from Antelope under mutual-aid terms, which should not materially change medical response availability.
A councilor moved that the city donate the older ambulance to an interested group; the motion received a second and was approved in the meeting. Staff said they will coordinate the transfer and confirm which vehicles the city still insures and owns. A public commenter later suggested selling parts of another vehicle to raise funds rather than donating, and suggested the city explore options to monetize unused assets.
