Penn Township, Westmoreland County: Rescue 6 Ambulance Association

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A Brief History of Rescue 6

May 1, 1972	Ambulance service is provided to Penn Township by the Harrison City and Claridge volunteer fire departments. The Penn Township Commissioners meet with representatives from the township's five fire departments to organize a township ambulance and rescue service.
October 31, 1972	Penn Township Ambulance Association, Rescue 6, receives a charter.
January 1, 1974	Rescue 6 begins an all-volunteer ambulance service for the township. The ambulance headquarters consists of a leased mobile home located on Sandy Hill Road in Penn Township. Rescue 6 receives and dispatches all ambulance service in the township. The first ambulances operated by Rescue 6 are a 1972 Chevrolet Suburban and a 1973 Pontiac professional wagon. The ambulances are purchased from Harrison City and Claridge fire companies.
May 4, 1975	A newly constructed building is dedicated as Rescue 6's headquarters and dispatch center.
1989	Penn Township Ambulance Association, Rescue 6, employs personnel to staff the ambulances. Career personnel work full-time during the weekdays to ensure that emergency medical care is delivered in a timely manner.

The Current Status of Rescue 6

Service Area: Rescue 6 provides primary ambulance service to Penn Township and Manor Borough, which have a combined population of 23,000 residents and 34 square miles, including 11 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and 1 mile of Norfolk and Southern Railroad. Their service area is primarily a bedroom community with some light manufacturing and commercial sites. A few agriculture and livestock farms also continue to operate in the area.

911 System: Westmoreland County's Department of Public Safety receives and dispatches all emergency requests in Penn Township and Manor Borough. Westmoreland County is an Emergency Medical Dispatch center, providing priority responses and pre-arrival instruction.

Rescue 6 Truck Vehicles: Rescue 6 maintains a fleet of three units that are licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as Mobile Intensive Care Units. The ambulances include:
Medic 226, 2009 Ford F450 diesel four wheel drive/AEV Type I
Medic 227, 2004 Ford F350 diesel/Braun Express Type I
Medic 228, 2008 Ford F350 diesel/Braun Express Type I
Squad 225, 2006 Ford Expedition: Incident Management Unit. This vehicle is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as an Advanced Life Support Squad. It is also equipped with gear to manage specific needs at emergency scenes, such as mass causalities. This vehicle is typically staffed with the supervisor.

Staffing: The staff of Rescue 6 consists of 21 career emergency responder personnel. All employees are licensed/certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Rescue 6 schedules two to four employees per shift every day of the year. A minimum of a paramedic and EMT is scheduled on each shift. 5 full-time paramedics, 6 part-time paramedics, 5 full-time emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and 5 part-time EMTs, make up their staff.

Stats: Rescue 6 answers about 1,600 emergency 911 ambulance requests each year. Average response time is 8 minutes for Rescue 6. Rescue 6 provides over 200 responses to assist other municipalities. Rescue 6 equips and trains their emergency responders in the most advanced and proven technology available.

Community: Rescue 6 provides monthly CPR, AED, and First Aid training at their station or at your facility. Rescue 6 also has a community room that can hold up to 49 people. The community room is available for rent or is free to civic and non-profit organizations. As of October 2009, Rescue 6 will also inspect child/infant car seats by appointment by certified technicians at no cost.

Rescue 6 Building

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