Lethbridge Firefighters warn City of losing Fire-EMS service
Landon Hickok- 0
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UPDATE: The deadline the city has to provide EHS has been moved up from April 30th to May 31st, 2026.
ORIGINAL: Alberta Emergency Health Services wants municipalities across the province to inform them whether they wish to continue their ground ambulance service contracts which bring in firefighters as paramedics.
The issue was brought forward at Lethbridge’s City Council meeting on Tuesday, with a decision to either match EHS’s contract costs or lose their ambulance service. One caveat facing the city is that these costs have not yet been disclosed, and the city has until April 30th to decide. Lethbridge Firefighters say they are concerned that losing this service brings great risk to community safety.
“We value our integrated fire and emergency services model and take pride in providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to our community through our contract with Emergency Health Services,’ says Mayor Blaine Hyggen in a statement. “As this is an evolving situation, City Council and administration are actively engaged in ongoing discussions and analysis. We are hopeful we can gain a common understanding and together, create a solution that best meets the needs of our community.”
The current contract with the city and EHS expires on September 30th of this year.
