Commissioners say Frontier Ambulance fee hike could create $200,000 dispatch shortfall

Apr 8, 2026

Fremont County leaders were told Frontier Ambulance plans to raise its annual dispatch fee from $234,500 to $415,174, and staff projected roughly a $200,000 shortfall in the county's dispatch fund, prompting a request that the sheriff brief commissioners before budget hearings.

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Fremont County commissioners were warned at their meeting that the county's dispatch fund may be facing a large shortfall after the sheriff's office notified Frontier Ambulance of an annual dispatch fee increase. Chair (speaker 2) told the board the sheriff's office received notice that dispatch fees would rise "from 234,500 to 415,174," and county analysis projects roughly a $200,000 gap for the current year.

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