By John Gittings

WiscNews

PORTAGE, Wis. — Pardeeville will now get EMS services from its county’s seat, a year after closing its own department.

The Portage Common Council approved extending Portage Fire Rescue medical services to the village during its Nov. 13 meeting. Portage and Pardeeville’s five-year contract will require the village to pay the city $300,000 next year, gradually increasing to $364,652 by 2030, for EMS coverage.

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Rio Fire and EMS served Pardeeville this year after its department dissolved at the end of 2024 following legal issues and debt.

In October, the Portage Common Council renewed one-year contracts for Portage Fire Rescue services in the towns of Marcellon and Wyocena. Mar

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