The theme for 2025 National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 18-24 was “We Care for Everyone.”
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors recognized and honored Del Norte Ambulance for its 40 plus years of “Caring for Everyone “ at a recent Board meeting. The Crescent Fire Department has lobbied a slim majority of supervisors to re-evaluate DNAMB’s Agreement by hiring a consultant to shop the market for alternative emergency services. The incongruity of supervisors seeking to replace the service with another provider has yet to be articulated in making the case to supplant this provider of emergency 9-1-1 service.
End Point Consultants has been contracted to conduct a complete evaluation of emergency medical services in Del Norte. To date, $97,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Fund, without a declaration of the nature of the emergency. The cost to conduct the EndPoint evaluation is anticipated to exceed $150,000 over the next three years. In a letter signed by City Fire Chief Kevin Carey, and co-signed by the other four area chiefs, the group has displayed opposition to the granting of an Exclusive Operatating Agreement (EOA) in 2028. Allegations of opposition to the EOA have not been articulated or substantiated.