After Mobile’s annexation, here are 5 things to know about emergency services

After Mobile’s annexation, here are 5 things to know about emergency services

Following this summer’s annexation referendum, which added nearly 20,000 new residents to Mobile, emergency medical services are shifting for residents of the newly annexed territories.

The city of Mobile used to provide emergency medical services to residents in the city’s police jurisdiction—a belt of unincorporated territory three miles outside of city limits—until 2018, when those services were rolled back, city spokesperson Jason Johnson says. Getting EMS back was a central focus of the pro-annexation campaign.

Now that those residents are part of the city of Mobile, they’ll be able to receive ambulance services from the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department. Here are five things to know.

At the Lede, we’re answering your questions on Mobile’s annexation referendum. Have a question? Email [email protected].

1. Are residents in the annexed areas receiving emergency medical services?