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Officials: Shelton's proposed paramedic service takeover should help seniors worried about 911 costs Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail Echo Hose Ambulance recently replaced a 2009 Ford Van ambulance with a 2019 Mercedes 4x4 Sprinter, costing $111,000, pictured above.Echo Hose Ambulance / Contributed photo SHELTON — Echo Hose Ambulance’s agreement with Valley Emergency Medical Services will stem what city officials called a growing health emergency spurred by the cost of a paramedic. “The city was concerned that our residents who were covered by Medicare were not calling 911 for medical...

Skip to main content Shelton's Echo Hose seek to take over paramedic service in 2022, will save Medicare patient costs Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail Echo Hose Ambulance and Valley Emergency Medical Services late last week reached an agreement making Echo Hose the primary paramedic service for Shelton beginning in January 2022.Echo Hose Ambulance / Contributed photo SHELTON — Echo Hose Ambulance is closer to being the city’s primary paramedic service, a move ambulance officials say will mean lower costs for Medicare patients. Echo Hose Ambulance and Valley Emergency Medical Services l...

Donations from the community have allowed Echo Hose to purchase two new ambulances,...

Shelton fire log: Crews respond to two structure fires, chimney fire this past week Feb. 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Shelton Fire Department responded to the following calls this past week. Monday, Jan. 25 At 1:43 p.m., the Huntington Co. No. 3 and the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to an odor of propane at the Dental Center of Huntington. At 6:26 p.m., the White Hills Co. No. 5 and the Huntington Co. No. 3 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Leavenworth Road at Walnut Tree Hill Road. Tuesday, Jan. 26 At 3:13 p.m., t...

Shelton fire log: Crews respond to house fire, accidents, alarms Jan. 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Shelton Fire Department responded to the following calls this past week. Monday, Jan. 11 At 8:55 a.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 responded with a ladder truck to assist EMS at a Center Street address. At 9:37 a.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 and the White Hills Co. No. 5 responded with a ladder truck to the Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St., for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. A steam leak in a classroom caused the alarm. At 6:38 p.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 and the Pine Rock Co. ...