The South Lorain County Ambulance District plans to reduce emergency response times by shifting from three-person crews to two-person crews.
District Board President Robert Holmes said crews will be able to respond 6 minutes faster by cutting part-time shifts, which respond from home. Instead, the district will be staffed with two employees that will be located in the station when the calls come in.
The move, scheduled for March 1, would result in the cut of 21 12-hour shifts per week.
Holmes told News 5 he understands why some part-time employees are upset about the cuts.
“But ultimately our concern is not the money of it, it’s the call and response time,” he said.