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EMS Sustainability Task Force — Phase IV | Funding Workgroup
Very Small Agency Consolidation Scenarios
Models the cost-per-call impact of consolidating agencies running <1,500 calls/yr. Statewide baseline: $774.3M · $95.5M gap. County-level consolidation (Model 06) saves $12.4M in admin.
agencies merged
1
of 46 Very Small
combined calls/yr
63
avg 62.6 per agency
cost / call
$6,988
—
annual savings
$0
vs running separate
remaining entities
46
if all 46 consolidated
1
Original curve
Consolidated curve
Current position
Threshold zones
| Scenario | Entities | Calls each | Tier | Cost/call | Total cost | Savings |
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