WALLACE, Idaho —

Fire Chief Scott Dietrich recently met with Shoshone County commissioners to discuss funding concerns surrounding four ambulances ordered by the county.

Dietrich said a misunderstanding between commissioners and the Shoshone County Ambulance Service District, the advisory board that manages funding for the county’s three fire districts, led to an overestimation of available funds after the emergency vehicles were ordered.

“The advisory board thought they had more money in the bank,” Dietrich said. “We have since learned that is not the case.”

Dietrich said SCASD had been operating under the assumption of a $2 million budget but only brought in $1.2 million in revenue.

The four ambulances were ordered separately, from two different companies. Two are expected to arrive

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