Mayor, fire chief reassure county on EMS services

Iola Fire Chief Corey Isbell and Mayor Steve French met with Allen County commissioners to discuss the new ambulance service contract.

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January 19, 2022 - 9:09 AM

Iola Fire Chief Corey Isbell, left, and Mayor Steve French talk to Allen County commissioners about a new ambulance contract. Photo by Vickie Moss / Iola Register

Steve French remembers answering the phone when he was a child.

His parents ran the ambulance service out of Moran, and he would sometimes answer the telephone when calls came.

He remembers a call concerning a heart attack. The ambulance arrived within minutes, but the man passed away.

“I remember as a 10-year-old, hearing her cry and the trauma of her pain,” French said. “So I’ve always been in tune to those concerns. If a call goes out, I want to make sure we are there.”

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