GREENE COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The interim director of the Greene County EMS says the county’s ambulance service could shut down Friday night at 6 PM.
It appears EMS services are on life support. The EMS board chairman is trying to do everything in his power to keep it operating.
Chairman Joe Powell said interim director Zac Bolding doesn’t have the power to shut down EMS service.
The big issue is lack of funding. A few days ago, Bolding sent a letter to the state talking about their financial struggles and said the department is set to suspend service this week.
The small department serves all of Greene County.
Chairman Powell says he and other board members didn’t know about the letter and it caught them by surprise.
“It was a bombshell to me and other board members. We had no knowledge of that letter being sent to the state. We did not approve that letter. We did not discuss that letter at an open meeting or neither in private,” Powell said.
Zac Bolding tells us the EMS has enough funds to make payroll for tomorrow but he’s not sure if they’ll be able to get past that. Powell says an emergency meeting is supposed to take place next week.
Bolding sent WBRC this statement late Thursday evening:
“First, with all this going on, it is easy to forget, but this week is national EMS week. A week to celebrate the regular sacrifices of Paramedics and EMTs across this country. I would like to recognize the special men and women that have continued to serve with Greene County EMS...
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