Mayor Emanuel promises to deliver long-stalled ambulance expansion

Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Thursday to deliver on the promise he made and ignored nearly four years ago: To put "at least" five more advanced life support ambulances on the streets of Chicago to reduce response times to medical emergencies.

The mayor gave Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago a March 31 deadline to make specific recommendations on how many more ambulances Chicago needs - in addition to its existing fleet of 75 advanced life support ambulances - and where those new ambulances should be located.

The cost of purchasing and staffing five more ambulances was pegged at $10 million. The mayor's 2018 budget does not include that appropriation.

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