The 43-day government shutdown created some anxious moments for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District, Fire Chief Nick Tyler told district board members Tuesday night, Nov. 18.
As the shutdown continued, he said, he was faced with possible layoffs as Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements from the federal government dried up in October and early November.
Tyler said that with a week left in October, the department had received $13,000 in ambulance revenue, which was…