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Brentwood Emergency Medical Service was founded in 1977 by seven volunteer firemen, who used a converted van ambulance which also doubled as a police patrol vehicle. Those seven founding members were Brentwood EMS’s first EMT’s. They were our beginning and we have grown from then. Those seven founding members were: Ken Lockart, Rick Morrell, Mike Pace, Jack Kurtz, Bob Williams, Greg Wintherhalter, and Ken Peduzzi.
In
1979 Brentwood EMS was reorganized and elected it’s first set of
Officers. In 1980 the first Advanced Life Support ambulance was
purchased and placed into service and we were able to render advanced
care to our patients. In
that same year our first EMS base came into existence in the basement of
the borough building. Brentwood
EMS at that time only had one paramedic, Mike Pace .
In 1982 our first paramedics completed training through CCAC. Throughout our early years, our mentors received several
commendations. In 1989, Rick Morrell was named VFW Man of the Year for
1988. In 1991, Joanne Cook
was named as the Pa. Dept of Health Paramedic of the Year.
In 1992, Joanne Cook was named VFW Person of the Year. We
have come a long way since those early years.
Striving to provide excellent patient care we continued to
progress forward. In June 1983 Brentwood EMS successfully completed
it’s first Voluntary Ambulance Certification.
In 1984 Brentwood Emergency Medical Service was incorporated as a
nonprofit corporation. In
June 1986 we purchased our second ambulance, increasing our fleet to two
units. In June 1987, we
purchased our first Medic 11, our Supervisor’s response unit.
Excellent
patient care continues to be our goal.
In June 1991 we completed our First State Licensure inspection
and passed it with flying colors. In
May 1992 we moved form our basement base to the new quarters on the
ground level of the borough building. At that time we hired our first
paid personnel in an effort to meet our staffing needs. In February
1996, Brentwood EMS purchased our third ambulance Medic 12 to increase
our fleet to three ambulances. Brentwood
EMS now operates 3 Advanced Life Support ambulances and 1 supervisor
response unit. In 1997 we
celebrated 20 years of service to the residents of Brentwood Borough. We
are looking forward to celebrating 25 years of service in 2002.
We operate a paid/volunteer service with the help of 8 paid
staff, 8 part-time staff and 32 volunteers.
We are proud of the fact that we have twenty-four volunteers who
have 10 active years of volunteer service over our 24 years of
existence. Brentwood EMS is
always looking for more volunteers. Brentwood
EMS is located at 3624 Brownsville
Road, in the Brentwood Borough Building. Brentwood
EMS is dedicated to providing further education for the public.
We have CPR and First Aid classes at our base.
We also offer informational sessions on “What to do before the
ambulance arrives” and general safety topics. Brentwood EMS is active
with the American Heart Association and serves as a Community Training
Center for approximately 100 CPR instructors. Brentwood
Emergency Medical Service answered 1,832
calls
for medical assistance in 2000. In
addition we cover various sporting events, carnivals and borough
celebrations. Whenever there is a call for help, WE ARE THERE. |
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