The plan would hook the town up to a mutual aid network that EMS advocates have been seeking to expand in Rensselaer County.

At a meeting Wednesday, July 16, the Capron Rescue Squad District Board voted to discontinue its ambulance services and ...

Ambulance patients often may not know who operates the transport service. "You're not going to consult a directory when you're dialing for an ambulance," Kelmar said.

City officials say the problem isn’t an overwhelming number of emergency calls — it’s the lack of EMTs to respond.