

Cathy Locke, Sac Bee, May 22, 2012
The proposal, which will go before the City Council tonight, calls for a $225 fee to cover "first-responder" services. Chief Ronald Phillips said the fee would be charged regardless of whether the ill or injured person was transported to the hospital....
The fee would apply to responses within the city as well as to the department's responses to calls in other jurisdictions.
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The Sacramento Fire Department and the El Dorado County Ambulance Joint Powers Authority charge $96 and $317, respectively, if an individual is treated at the scene and is not transported to a hospital.
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Without the fee, he said, the city likely would have to look at alternatives, which could include replacing paramedics, who provide advanced life support services, with emergency medical technicians.
If supported by the council tonight, the fee would be considered for adoption June 12 and become effective July 12.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/22/4506865/folsom-may-charge-for-calls-for.html
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Misleading Headline!