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Mich. ambulance service shuts down to avoid bankruptcy

Community concerned about increased response time; 14 of the 25 fire department employees quit, including the chief and assistant chief

By Katelyn Boomgaard
9&10 NEWA

SELMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — To avoid bankruptcy, a township board eliminated their emergency medical services.

Last Wednesday, the Selma Township board voted to end their EMS services at the fire department. The board says the EMS service was put into place about two years ago. Since then, it’s put them $150,000 in the hole.

By eliminating EMS, there will no longer be 24-7 personnel at the department and North Flight will be covering their ambulance services from Cadillac rather than their own fire department.

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