Clark County Board Hears CCAS Report: 208 Calls, Declined Transfers

Clark County Board | August 21, 2026

Article Summary: Chace Bramlett told the Clark County Board on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, that CCAS ran 208 calls in the previous month, kept response times within 15 minutes and turned down 100 transfers, and that he is pursuing licensure in Indiana so the department can handle transfer runs.

CCAS Report Key Points:

208 calls in the previous month, with response time still within 15 minutes and revenues increased.

100 transfers were turned down last month; Bramlett is working to get licensed in Indiana so the department can do transfers.

A full-time paramedic and two part-time EMTs have been hired.

Bramlett commended HRC for therapy provided after tragic calls involving fatalities.

CLARK COUNTY — Clark County’s ambulance service ran 208 calls last month and turned down 100 transfers, Chace Bramlett told the county board during committee reports on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.

Bramlett, listed in the meeting’s attendance record under CCAS, described it as a very busy month. Response time was still within 15 minutes and revenues increased, he said. The minutes do not include revenue figures, a comparison month, or a breakdown of the 208 calls by type or location.

The transfer figure drew the report’s most concrete piece of forward-looking business. Bramlett is working very hard to get licensed in Indiana so that the department will be able to do transfers, according to the minutes, which then record that 100 transfers were turned down last month. The record does not state who declined those runs or why Indiana licensure is the obstacle, and it gives no timeline for obtaining it. Clark County sits on the Illinois–Indiana state line.

Staffing and Call Volume Pressures

Bramlett reported hiring a full-time paramedic and two part-time EMTs. The minutes do not say whether the positions were new or replacements, or what the department’s total staffing is.

He also told the board there have been a lot of special events and that ballgames are beginning — a seasonal demand on ambulance coverage that typically runs alongside routine call volume in a rural county.

Bramlett commended HRC for the therapy provided because of some tragic calls with fatalities, the minutes state. The record does not expand the HRC acronym, does not describe the calls, and does not identify anyone involved. Mike Bridges is also listed in the attendance record under CCAS; no statement from him is recorded.

Committee reports are item 16 on the county board’s standing agenda, placed after the executive session and before the approval of preceding bills. The minutes record no board vote on the CCAS report, no questions from members, and no other committee report. There is no indication in the record that the board was asked to act on licensure, staffing or equipment.

The board’s next meeting is Sept. 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., set aside for budget hearings — the session at which the ambulance service’s revenues and costs would ordinarily come before the board in detail.