PORT ANGELES — Olympic Ambulance will not end ambulance service to customers in Clallam County Fire District No. 2, even if the district’s emergency medical services levy fails, the company’s owner said Wednesday.
“We’re not going to cancel ambulance service,” owner Bill Littlejohn said. “We plan to maintain at least the basic life support.”
A failed EMS levy for District 2 means residents in the district will likely see a decrease in the availability of advanced life support services, which includes paramedics who can administer life-saving drugs and perform other functions emergency medical technicians cannot do.
Initial vote tallies Tuesday night showed 764 people, or 53 percent, voted in favor of the EMS levy, while 669 people, or 47 percent, opposed it. At least 60 percent of voters must vote “yes” for the levy to pass.
District 2 covers the area surrounding Port Angeles, bordered by Deer Park Road to the east and Lake Crescent to the west, and serves about 16,500 people. It has three paid staff members and about 60 volunteers.
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The rest of the story appears in the Thursday Peninsula Daily News Clallam County edition.
