Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder says he continues to talk with the fire department and the city’s major hospitals about the best way to provide emergency ambulance services in the future.
The fire department routinely responds to medical emergencies, along with private ambulance companies, raising questions about whether that’s the most efficient use of resources.
Langfelder’s challenger, city Treasurer Misty Buscher, says firefighters sometimes have to assist ambulance company personnel in rendering aid because the firefighters are better trained.
Langfelder says that does happen – but not often; he says it is part of the ongoing discussions about whether further changes are necessary.
