BERLIN– The town could soon be issuing a request for proposals for ambulance coverage at special events.
A discussion at this week’s council meeting highlighted the fact that the town and the Berlin Fire Company haven’t been able to come to an agreement regarding special event EMS coverage.
“It’s a difference of opinion on the placement of the apparatus,” Mayor Zack Tyndall said. “We as the Town of Berlin have determined that the best place would be on site, that is a best practice. They believe the best placement would be at the firehouse. It’s a matter of agreeing to disagree but we’re not going to fund something that goes against what we’ve requested.”
At the end of Monday’s council meeting, Councilman Jack Orris asked for an update on EMS coverage during special events. In October officials agreed to spend about $8,000 to fund extra shifts for Berlin Fire Company EMS to ensure there was adequate coverage during certain special events—including Ice Ice Berlin and New Year’s Eve.
Tyndall told the council that though they’d requested an ambulance on site during those events, the fire company indicated that wouldn’t be happening.
I gotta station wagon
The fire company and the town can’t get along with each other to save their a$$