Regarding recent rumors about Boundary Ambulance Service

March 19, 2017

By EMS Chief Jeff Lindsey Boundary Ambulance Service (BAS) has recently been made aware of an anonymously penned letter circulating by email and on social media falsely accusing BAS of taking sides in the debate surrounding the amalgamation of fire districts in Boundary County. The letter further alleges that BAS has inappropriately managed the deployment of our ambulance fleet. BAS wishes to set the record straight. BAS has no official opinion or policy for or against the consolidation of fire districts, or the implementation of fire taxing districts. BAS has in no way attempted to influence or take part in that political process, and we have no intention of ever becoming involved in that debate, which does not in any way concern us. BAS is entirely neutral on this subject, and does not stand to benefit or suffer from any potential merger of fire districts. Additionally, BAS categorically denies the unfounded allegation of any inappropriate management and/or deployment of our fleet. BAS deployment exceeds the industry norms for a rural community, and every deployment decision is made with the highest regard for the contribution of the taxpayers we are contracted to serve. BAS remains dedicated to providing excellent medical care to Boundary County residents and visitors. We regret that misinformed individuals in the community have attempted to drag the ambulance service into a debate about fire districts and fire taxes, with which BAS has no involvement or influence, and libeled our good name with other speculative, baseless accusations. Boundary Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc (DBA Boundary Ambulance Service) is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization. Boundary Ambulance is the only pre-hospital EMS provider in Boundary County, and operates as a combination paid/volunteer system. Established in 1965, it is the oldest active ambulance in the state of Idaho. Currently, Boundary Ambulance provides 24/7 tiered Advanced Life Support/Paramedic response, inter-facility transport coverage, Tactical EMS, rescue/ropes/extrication, wilderness EMS response, event standby coverage and community paramedics.