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New Ambulance Company To Serve Flomaton, Replace Escambia County (FL) EMS
May 3, 2018
A new ambulance company will take over in the Flomaton area later this month, replacing coverage from Escambia County (FL) EMS.
The Escambia County (AL) Healthcare Authority (ECHA) has reached an agreement with Lifeguard Ambulance Service to begin serving he Flomaton area in Alabama beginning at 8 a.m. on May 14.
Escambia County (FL) EMS has provided the primary ambulance service in Flomaton for about 37 years. The last signed agreement in 2015 between the parties stipulated a $7,983.62 per month payment from ECHA to Escambia County, with possible increased due to inflation factors.
The Escambia County (FL) EMS unit that normally serves Flomaton is stationed in Century, and that unit will remain based in Century, according to Mike Weaver, Escambia County Public Safety Director, and there will be a mutual aid agreement in place between Escambia County and Lifeguard.
Lifeguard is the exclusive ambulance service in Santa Rosa County, operates under the MedStar name in Baldwin County, AL, and provides ambulance services in several other cities including Mobile and Birmingham, AL; Bay County, FL; and Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville, TN.
Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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