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Brookings EMS Under Fire | Sioux Falls News
Brookings EMS is drowning under rising demand—calls up 40% since 2020, but staff and ambulances are way behind. With a three-year wait for new rigs and aging vehicles logging over 100K miles, they’re stretched thin with just five ambulances serving a huge area. Eleven full-time paramedics, two part-timers, thirteen on-call workers, and four part-time EMTs are holding it together—but training new hires is tough without the gear. Still, Brookings Health System earned top state honors in 2026—a win for their grit. And it’s not just them: South Dakota lawmakers are scrambling to fix this…
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