Edgerton Fire Department EMS is now a reality! Now we get to watch and see what happens. My prediction is staffing problems, money problems, and personality issues. I would make a bet that they will be asking for a lot more money for the EMS section because of all these "unforseen" problems. I wish the Demrow/Kirby Public Fund luck with their new toy.

This is the best idea that the District Board has had. This will give the people who actually do the work (EMTs) the ability to control their own destiny. They will have the choice on what equipment to buy. Not hoping and praying the Curtis will get them what they need. Also, rather than all revenue from calls plus a subsidy going to someone else. All of the money stays here.

The bad apple is one who foolishly cared more about the people of the community and not the curtis big wigs.

Only EMTs can staff the ambulances. Some firefighters are already certified EMTs and others are currently taking the class to become Basics. The volunteers (EMTs) will be staffing the rigs during shifts (both day and night). The "three" are gone and not coming back (they have since either retired or just left). This will save the district a lot of money in the long run. Curtis needs to get their problems straightened out before they continue providing a service that they cannot afford.

Curtis has many personnel problems. And that so called 'bad apple' was one of the most passionate about what that person did. Oh, and of those 20 EMTs (which is an overestimate), only about 8-10 actually take regular call time (not paid full/part time).

Interesting. Curtis actually has 20 EMT's. My understanding is that Curtis also does not have any personnel problems after it got rid of that one bad apple. This is a snow job. Get ready to watch those taxes soar!

They are doing it to save money in the long run!

The meetings are always posted at the fire department. I am unsure when the decision was made, but it is for the betterment of the community that the district takes over the ambulance service. There were special meetings posted as well because this service needs to get up and running in a short period of time due to the loss of volunteers because of the way Curtis conducts business with its 'employees'. Also, not sure what consulting company was hired to look over this meeting. My advice, contact a board member

Someone really should look into the sneaky way this district board goes about doing business. I thought the board met on the first Thursday of the month? Was this decision made at the last board meeting? And, once again, was more than one company consulted for estimates on whether or not this was a good idea for the district to take on? How much money are the tax payers going to end up losing on this one. Kind of like how much we lost on the legal fees for firing "the three"...

There have been many posted meetings on this topic that have been open to the public. All fire district meetings are posted up to a week prior to the meeting on the fire department district office door. All you must do is go to the fire station and see when the next posted meeting is that the public may attend. If you want your voice heard, make an effort to be at one of the public meetings where these issues are discussed.

How can they make this kind of decision without any taxpayer input. Shouldn't there have to be a referendum to pay out this much money in start up costs? Was there an independent unbiased company hired to determine the feasability of such a move? How could this decision have been made when no meeting notice was published for the public to have any input?