For decades, County Rescue personnel have handled medical emergencies on Lambeau Field on Game Days.
But, that call is not sitting well with Green Bay Fire Department officials who want their EMS personnel on the sidelines to provide care, WLUK reported.
Letters have been going back and forth with the Packers and Green Bay city officials, who say they've been unsucessful in gaining yards with an overall game day safety plan.
"Fire Chief Knott is the ultimate authority when it comes to public safety," said Green Bay city council president Brian Johnson. "None of this can be trumped by a lease negotiation. He has identified gaps in the safety protocol and has attempted on several occasions to open a dialogue between the Green Bay Packers and County Rescue. Regrettably, all of his attempts have been turned down."
As the Green Bay Packers organization and city of Green Bay continue to work through a lease extension for Lambeau Field, other issues have come up as a result of those conversations, including on-field emergency medical services on game day.
The city alleged the incident wasn't handled correctly, a move denied by Packers officials.
Green Bay deputy attorney Lacey Cochart wrote a letter to the Packers, saying a fire department EMS crew would be at the second home game to handle on-field emergencies that did not involve players.
They showed up as planned, but were denied access to the field. Later, the city claims they received an invoice.
A Packers letter warned the city to keep things status quo for safety reasons, yet the city "proceeded with its tactics to disrupt standard services at the game, causing confusion on the field."
Team officials have no complaints about County Rescue's personnel and will continue their relationship.
"We work through spine-injured athletes, we work through truncal trauma. We work through cardiac arrest," said Bryan Engel, the Packers VP of Player Health and Performance, during a July 2023 interview. "And all of that is to make sure that we're ready to go on Sundays."
Knott said he's confident Green Bay Metro Fire personnel would be able to be trained to handle any scenario that County Rescue currently does.
