Free EMS ground and air service for county residents
Summary
Resident Carol Collins says the EMS helicopter program has never made net revenue and could lose $1.5–2 million this year, and that Task Force 1 deployment reimbursements were never tracked or audited by the county. She says reimbursements for the 2025 Kerrville deployment are still outstanding.
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Collins claims over $700,000 in excess expenses over revenues in the first half of 2026 and a potential $1.5–2 million annual loss.
If Collins is right, fixing reimbursement tracking and program costs would protect taxpayers.
Taxpayers, if reimbursements are going unclaimed and program losses are understated.
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Commissioners Court — Regular Meeting — 2026-07-28
Resident Carol Collins says the EMS helicopter program has never made net revenue and could lose $1.5–2 million this year, and that Task Force 1 deployment reimbursements were never tracked or audited by the county. She says reimbursements for the 2025 Kerrville deployment are still outstanding.
Commissioners Court — Regular Meeting — 2026-04-28
EMS Director Taylor Leonard confirmed county residents are never billed for ambulance or air ambulance rides — insurance is billed, but the county absorbs the rest. Commissioners noted the annual air write-off alone exceeds half a million dollars and called the benefit unheard of elsewhere.
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