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You'll NEVER Get a Bill

Every year, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transport Reimbursement Law adds $18 million in revenue to our Fire & Rescue Services budget at no cost to County residents. In the first year, the added funds will:

  • Reduce emergency response times;
  • Purchase five ambulances, two fire engines, a rescue unit and other life-saving equipment;
  • Add more paramedics and firefighters so eight engine companies,13 ladder companies and four rescue squads have four-person staffing;
  • Fund facility maintenance and repair of every County-owned and volunteer fire station;
  • Provide personal protective equipment for career and volunteer firefighters;
  • Replace apparatus for engine and ladder companies, rescue squads and EMS units;
  • Fund maintenance, utilities and personnel for the new Travilah Fire Station;
  • Provide training and salaries for staff and new recruits; and
  • Restore some services and resources cut during lean budget times.

 

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transport Reimbursement Law, effective January 1, 2013, gives Montgomery County the authority to bill insurers for emergency medical transports.

County Executive Isiah Leggett's December 3 Letter to Residents about the new EMS Law.
 
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