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Fire department recommends starting EMS as Basic Life Support; council reviews costs
Summary
The fire department reported projected EMS costs and recommended starting with a Basic Life Support (BLS) service model to test viability; representatives estimated high equipment and operational expenses and said revenues would not fully cover costs initially.
The council received a fire department report on potential local EMS operations and associated costs. The department representative (speaker 9) provided cost estimates for ambulances and equipment and recommended starting with a Basic Life Support (BLS) model.
Speaker 9 said a local BLS model could be started without a certificate of need: "They they say you don't need a certificate of need." The fire representative noted estimated annual expenses could exceed revenues and that the operation might run in the red initially; he suggested starting with a BLS service to test viability before expanding to higher-acuity services.
Council directed staff to continue developing cost estimates and to consider grant or partner options to support EMS development.
