Tom Kuntz Presents Case For EMS Levy
Levy would support all three ambulance services in the county
By Denise Rivette
At last night’s Elks Candidate Forum, Tom Kuntz, Chief of Red Lodge Fire Rescue, made the case for passing the Emergency Medical Services levy on June 4. The levy would provide the funding needed to keep services available throughout the county. The two all-volunteer services in Bridger and Joliet are especially hard pressed and have had calls they have been unable to answer. Kuntz spoke of one recent incident in Fromberg where 911 was called by a person with chest pains. Bridger’s EMS was paged twice with no response. Then Joliet EMS was paged twice with no response. By the time a unit from Red Lodge responded to the call, the patient had died.
This is an important vote for the county. Chief Kuntz explains below: