Paid ambulance staffing
CADIZ
One ambulance located at
Cadiz Fire Department
7 days a week
7:00 am to 11:00 pm
HOPEDALE
One ambulance located at
Hopedale Fire Department
7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I already pay for an ambulance levy, why should I vote for another?
A: There is only one levy related to ambulance service in Harrison County. It is a 0.5 mill ambulance replacement levy. By law, this levy money can only be used to replace an ambulance.
Q: Tax dollars already go to Harrison Community Hospital for ambulance service.Why should I support?
A: The Hospital does receive money from Harrison County to be the back-up ambulance to all EMS ambulances in Harrison County. Cadiz Twp, Green Twp, Village of Cadiz and Village of Hopedale have large populations with a lot of businesses. Because of this, Cadiz Twp, Green Twp, Village of Cadiz and Village of Hopedale have the most emergency calls. Passing this levy will maintain ambulance coverage to the residents and businesses of Cadiz Twp, Green Twp, Village of Cadiz and Village of Hopedale.
Q: What is the Back-up Service?
A: When Harrison County EMS ambulances are not available to respond to emergency calls or need additional help, the ambulance from Harrison Community Hospital is called. This is a very important service and it must continue even with the passing of the Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District Levy.
Q: What happens if the Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District does not pass?
A: Hopedale Fire Department’s federal grant to provide EMS coverage 24 hrs/day to Cadiz Twp, Green Twp, Village of Cadiz and Village of Hopedale will expire in 2021. Without a tax levy for funding, Hopedale’s ambulance service will return to an unstaffed ALL volunteer department in 2021. This will lead to significant delays in responding to your emergency call.
Q: Who will answer emergency calls if Hopedale goes back to an ALL-volunteer system?
A: The volunteers of Hopedale and Harrison County will continue to do their best to respond, however, the declining number of volunteers will make this difficult. The back-up service of Harrison Community Hospital will be required to answer more emergency calls. This will stress the ambulance system beyond its limits, especially when there is more than one emergency call at the same time.
Q: If the levy fails, who answer your emergency call?
A: This should be the biggest concern for residents and businesses in Cadiz Twp, Green Twp, Village of Cadiz and Village of Hopedale. If the back-up service is on an emergency call and the EMS volunteers are unavailable to respond, there may be no one in Harrison County to respond to your emergency.