Countywide EMS System Strain and Comprehensive EMS Plan
Summary
The long-awaited $50,000 CGR study of county EMS arrived with errors — typos, repeated charts, and confusing mutual-aid numbers. Officials say the report still confirms known gaps in service, but Ostlund worried the sloppiness undermines trust in its findings.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county paid CGR about $50,000 for the report.
Residents relying on EMS, if the report's gap analysis drives improvements.
Taxpayers who funded a flawed report; EMS agencies whose data was presented inconsistently.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting — October 27, 2026
Tompkins County gets about 17,000 EMS calls a year, ambulances are tied up nearly an hour per call, and five towns have no ambulance stationed in their territory. The new state-required EMS plan sets goals like countywide response-time standards, expanded mental health response, and alternative transport destinations — and the committee wants legislators to help chase down missing survey responses from towns.
Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting — April 28, 2026
The long-awaited $50,000 CGR study of county EMS arrived with errors — typos, repeated charts, and confusing mutual-aid numbers. Officials say the report still confirms known gaps in service, but Ostlund worried the sloppiness undermines trust in its findings.
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