ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) -- The Anderson Fire Department has a holiday offering to compete with retail gift cards - ambulance service subscription cards.
The cards cost $25 and can save the recipient $225 to $400 on a trip to the hospital depending on the amount of care needed. The cards are good for one ride and expire after a year.
``It would be a good Christmas gift if you know a needy family who might need medical care,'' said fire department Capt. Denny Jones.
The cards have been available since 1996, when the city about 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis began charging for ambulance service. But this is the first year the department has promoted them.
``It used to be that we only sold them twice a year, but now they're available all year,'' said Leona Brown, the fire department's billing
