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Contributions to local emergency medical services could become mandatory in the form of fees or taxes if a plan to create a new authority to oversee EMS is adopted. But exactly who would pay those in Tarentum, Brackenridge, Fawn, Frazer and East Deer remains to be seen. Brackenridge wants to

EMS agencies in Berks and beyond understaffed and underfunded, state expert says

Regional ambulance service officials say they’ll try to grab a piece of increased state funding for emergency medical services, but repeated their plea for a new funding model. “In a nutshell, the system has been collapsing for a good while,” said Brad James of 
Eureka Hose EMS in Tarentum. The

EMS agencies in Berks and beyond understaffed and underfunded, state expert says

Outside perspectives can still be valuable even if they tell you what you already know. Such is largely the case with a state Department of Community and Econ

Penn Township’s ambulance service is “ahead of the curve” and could be a model for others across the state, according to a recent EMS report. The report took four to five months to complete, said presenter Ken Hellendall, a peer consultant for the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

Ken Hellendall’s speech to municipal leaders in Clinton County recently was direct and to the point: Rural Pennsylvania if facing a crisis in emergency medica

WILLOW GROVE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- As parts of heavy-hit Montgomery County dig out from the snow, officials warned that roads could get icy as temperatures dropped Thursday night and into Friday morning. "There will be black ice out there until we salt," said Ken Hellendall, emergency management coordinator for Cheltenham Township. "If (you) dont have to go out, please dont go out." Snow started early Thursday morning, and by the time the storm and its mixture of rain and freezing rain moved ...