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Bonneville Commissioners award Swan Valley EMS contract to Idaho Falls

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IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to award the Swan Valley EMS contract to the city of Idaho Falls for the second year in a row.

Swan Valley Fire Chief Dean Philbrick had appeared before the Bonneville County Commission with a proposal to take back the contract to provide EMS services to the Swan Valley area.

His proposal outlined a $438,000 budget to provide EMS services in that area.

Last year the County Commission opted to award Idaho Falls the Swan Valley EMS contract – relieving the Swan Valley Fire Department of its EMS responsibilities in addition to its $335,000 annual contract.

The decision was made as the Commissioners became concerned about spending more per-capita on EMS in the Swan Valley area than anywhere else in the county. Commissioners said previously some 17 percent of the county’s total EMS budget was providing 1.5 percent of the services, which were in the Swan Valley area.

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