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Chestnuthill Township Emergency Services
In case of Emergency Dial - 911
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Ambulance
The Ambulance Corps has been in existence since
1955 and services Chestnuthill Township and surrounding areas
with emergency medical service 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year. The corps has six ambulances, one substation located in
Saylorsburg, and approximately 100 volunteers. The volunteer
crewmembers spend many hours training thus enabling them to
provide quality emergency care for the residents of the West
End. The corps responds to more than 3,000 calls a year.
Third-party billing subscription fees, donations and various
fund raising events fund the corps. Subscription fees are
$40.00 a year for a family and $ 25.00 a year for a single
membership.
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West End Community Ambulance Association
PO BOX 200, Gilbert Road
Effort, Pa. 18330
Jackie Wentzel, President
paullopapa@westendambulance.com
http://www.westendambulance.com
Office: 1-610-681-5810
Fax: (610) 681-5643 |
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West End Advanced Life Support,
located in Saylorsburg, provides 24 hour per day advanced
emergency paramedic care to the residents of Chestnuthill,
Polk, Ross, and Eldred Townships. We have served over 29,000
residents within a 112 square mile radius for better than 8
years with quality emergency care.
Check out our NEW Community CPR Program
starting in 2007. Go to
http://www.westendems.com and click on the CPR Program
tab near the top for times, dates, locations and contact
info to register for up coming classes. This program has
been made possible through the community partnership of West
End Advanced Life Support, West End Fire Company, Polk Fire
Company, and The Effort Lion's Club.
For more information (570) 992-3257.
West
End Advanced Life Support
P.O. Box 296
Saylorsburg, PA 18353
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Fire
Companies
We
have two volunteer fire companies the West End and Sun Valley,
with three fire station locations the West End at Route 715 in
Brodheadsville and Route 115 at Mount Effort, and in Sun
Valley on Juniper Road.
The West End Fire Company was chartered in 1932 and has about
60 active fire fighters. The company covers all of
Chestnuthill Township and provides mutual aid to surrounding
municipalities. Operating out of two stations,
the company is equipped with eight pieces of apparatus
including two class “A” pumpers, a heavy rescue, a tanker, a
light rescue/mini-pumper, a Special Operations unit and two
brush trucks. A full complement of Hurst® Jaws of
Life® hydraulic rescue tools is operated by the
company as well as onboard foam capability. The company also
maintains its original piece of apparatus, a 1932 Buffalo 750
GPM pumper. Services provided by the company include fire
suppression, all types of rescue, hazardous materials
response, medical response, and public fire prevention
education. The company averages between 1000 and 1200 calls
per year and members spend an average of 3,500 personnel hours
per year in training activities.They are always in need
of volunteers for firefighting, associate members and Ladies
Auxiliary. Should anyone be interested in
joining the fire company,
need general fire information, or wish to rent the fire hall,
please call 570-992-4121.
Training Drills are held the 1st, 3rd,
4th (and 5th when applicable) Tuesdays
of each month.
West End Fire Company Web Site:
www.westendfire.net
Brian Snyder,
Fire Chief 570-992-4121
Jeff Weiss, President 570-992-4121
wefco@enter.net
Lisa Snyder, Administrative Assistant
570-992-4121
wefco@enter.net
Membership
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COMMUNITY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS,
ORGANIZATION
AND ON-SCENE MANAGEMENT
The CERT program
is a community-based program targeted at community residents.
This program is designed to teach neighborhood volunteers
safety measures and basic emergency skills for use during
crisis situations.
The CERT organizational structure
was developed because there is a need to provide:
This structure
also affords the opportunity to use common terminology among
the agencies, as well as, the consolidation of various action
plans that coordinate strategic goals, tactical objectives,
and support activities.
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Chestnuthill Township Emergency Management
Agency |
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