Anew report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum lays out that more collaboration of fire and EMS services in the La Crosse area could cut costs while improving service quality.
Commissioned by La Crosse County a little over a year ago, the report examines what the best solution to a growing number of challenges area emergency service providers are facing might be.
Possible regionalization of these services has been kicked around in recent years, as independent municipalities and departments face a myriad of issues, prompting the county to investigate whether working together might be best.
The report from the nonprofit group’s study lays out a number of options to fixing these issues, but highlights that by-and-large, a regional and unified approach would be the least expensive and most effective one.