Olean adopts county EMS mutual‑aid plan; operational billing to remain unchanged
Oct 15, 2025
Fire Chief told council the county EMS mutual-aid plan formalizes existing mutual aid and mirrors fire mutual-aid; the chief said operationally things will not change and departments will continue to bill patients they transport.
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The Fire Chief explained that the proposed EMS mutual-aid plan formalizes how local departments assist each other and that it largely mirrors existing fire mutual-aid arrangements. "It pretty much mirrors how the firework works," the chief said, adding that departments will respond when able and that the plan simply puts the arrangement in writing.
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