Gas

[MMiz]

Has the price of gas impacted your EMS operations at all?

We've moved from leaving the rigs running in the winter (while parked at the station) to plugging them in. I believe we also increased our fees by a small amount.

I can see how gas, especially for a rural service, could impact operations on a much larger scale.

[Stevo]

so bill out loaded miles....

~S~

[Jon]

My part-time employer is based out of Philadelphia, but has 2 bases in New Jersey (Jersey Shore area) and most but most/all of the BLS rigs end up "across the river" at some point during the day... we have a standing memo that we are to attempt to fuel all vehicles in NJ, where fuel is routinely 10 cents+ cheaper a gallon... It saves the company a large chunk of money every month...

[KEVD18]

nope. not a thing has changed. we run 9 trucks a day from my station, 3 of them working 2 or more shifts. add to that the 15 trucks at other stations. we average at least $1k/day in fuel costs.

[cmitchell93270]

The gas price hasn't affected the ambulance company.. its still SSDD

[gradygirl]

A full tank of gas, the American dream.

[MariaCatEMT]

A full tank of gas, the American dream.

Dream is right......(from a personal perspective I haven't had a full tank of gas since May) My FD has limited it's participation in non-operational functions to save gas $$$.