EMS requests additional crew hours and pilot 12-hour ambulance as call volume rises
Butler County EMS reported a 9.5% year-over-year increase in calls and asked the commission to fund additional positions (partial FTEs) to support a 12-hour peak ambulance; commissioners agreed to fund a half-ambulance pilot with four FTEs funded in 2027 as a budget compromise.
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Frank Williams, EMS director, told commissioners that call and transport volumes rose 9.5% between 2024 and 2025 and that transport demand and transfers to larger hospitals are driving increased time-out-of-service for county ambulances. He proposed adding staffing to support a seventh ambulance or, budgetarily, 0.5 of an ambulance as a phased approach and explained why recruiting paramedics is challenging.
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