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First responders will be harmed if ambulance bill passes
HB2823 is a bad idea that purports to fix a system that is not broken. Your firefighters hope you will join us in opposing this bill.
Ambulance study committee set to make recommendations
After holding three monthly meetings that delved into the state regulations governing the ambulance and medical transportation industry, a study committee is preparing to make recommendations for legislative changes.
Rural/Metro files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Ambulance and fire protection services provider Rural/Metro Corp. said Sunday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, after reaching a deal with its lenders to cut its debt by about half.
Lawmaker proposes 911 tax for cellphone users with prepaid plans
A state lawmaker wants the one in four Arizona cellphone users who are on prepaid plans to join customers with monthly bills in paying toward 911 service. Legislation by Rep. Bob Robson, R–Chandler, would establish a tax of eight–tenths of 1 percent on prepaid wireless plans that would go into the state’s Emergency Telecommunication Services Revolving Fund.
