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A Cloquet Area Fire District ambulance waits in the background while worried parents wait to pick up their children after a bomb scare in Esko in March. Ambulance calls and costs are on the rise, which often leaves taxpayers making up the difference as reimbursements continue to fall far short of paying the bills, especially in rural areas where the population is more spread out.