Pulaski County continues to deal with ambulance issues. Last week, the county commissioners voted to let the EMS department spend nearly $2,800 to replace the fuel tank in its oldest truck.
EMS Director Bryan Corn said the ambulance had been leaking diesel fuel. “We got it in, kind of thought it wasn’t too bad, and then sent it down to Wagner’s,” he said. “Wagner’s kind of tore into it and they said, ‘Well, the reason it’s leaking diesel fuel is because your tank is rusted out.’”
He said the costs of maintaining the ambulance are starting to add up. “Last year, we had issues with it overheating. We got that taken care of,” Corn said. “I know, just in the time I’ve been with the EMS department — so in eight years — that truck’s had injectors replaced, probably, three or four times.”
Corn added that the oldest ambulance doesn’t typically get used as much as the newer ones, but it’s seen more service recently due to problems with other trucks. “This is essentially like our backup to our backup. This is our fourth truck. This usually doesn’t come out unless it’s fair week and we’ve got different events going on, that maybe we need that extra truck going, so we’re not tying up a lot of the 911 trucks and things like that.”
He told the commissioners that the ambulance that was damaged in an accident on Christmas Eve is back with the department following repairs, but as of last week, it still had to be re-certified by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
