Cheney Free Press -

CHENEY – The city’s police and fire chiefs were asked by City Council at its Nov. 24 meeting to peer into their crystal balls and offer a view of what their departments might look like in the future should certain aspects of their operations change.

For Fire Chief Tom Jenkins, that look involved the ongoing issue with emergency medical response in the community — specifically ambulance service. City officials have expressed past dissatisfaction with the performance of American Medical Response (AMR), particularly with response times, and the company just recently agreed to a one-year...