Waupun City Council approved a new ambulance contract Tuesday that city officials hope will provide more reliable service.
The council approved a contract with LifeStar Emergency Services to provide services to 10 jurisdictions within the Waupun Ambulance District. The contract for two 911 ambulances will cost the city $66,000 a year and covers Sept. 1, 2020, to Aug. 31, 2023. The contract will automatically renew each year unless it is renegotiated by either party.
“One of the problems that we have seen is when one ambulance is dedicated to an inter-facility transport and the other ambulance is called out, that effectively takes out both ambulances,” said Fire Chief BJ DeMaa. “So we wanted to have some type of requirement that another ambulance will be provided if a third call happens.”
According to the contract, if a third ambulance is required LifeStar will provide one to the district within 30 minutes, 90 percent of the time.