Campbellsport Village Board Approves Purchase of New Ambulance

The Campbellsport Village Board held a regular meeting on July 14 at 6 p.m.
The Campbellsport Fire Department replaces their ambulance every seven years. In 2023, they chose to replace the chassis, which was scheduled to take place in 2026. The chassis dealer said that they would not be able to start the re-chassis process until late fall in 2027, putting the project completion date in 2028. The Fire Department felt that this was not a realistic option with the ambulance’s mileage being around 90,000. The fire chief and the ambulance committee did not feel that this ambulance would be able to reliably withstand another seven years.
The ambulance committee was able to find a new ambulance that would be delivered to the department in October 2025 for $297,000, the cost to re-chassis the ambulance would be $296,000. Due to this, the ambulance committee advised the purchase of the new ambulance for $297,000. The “new” ambulance was ordered around 2022 by a different department, but the order fell through and it was being held on the line, which allowed the Campbellsport Fire Department to purchase it for a lower rate. The price of $297,000 does not include the wrap that is added to the ambulance.
The Campbellsport Fire Department funds this ambulance purchase with the money that they receive from the county every year, and save over the course of the seven year time period to make this purchase.