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Brookhaven council hears plan to add ALS "chase car" service from Rocky Run EMS
Summary
Council members and emergency services leaders discussed a plan for Rocky Run EMS and Middletown Township to provide an advanced life support (ALS) chase-car to respond alongside Brookhaven’s BLS ambulances, reviewed licensing and inspection steps, and outlined billing and budget timing; no contract vote was taken.
Brookhaven Borough officials and emergency-service leaders discussed plans for Rocky Run EMS and Middletown Township to operate an ALS “chase car” that would respond alongside the borough’s basic life support ambulances. The discussion matters because the borough’s existing ambulance arrangements are changing after hospital and provider shifts countywide; an ALS chase-car would bring paramedic-level care to more calls without replacing the borough’s BLS ambulances. Fire Chief Rob Montella introduced the topic and said the borough has gap coverage while negotiators finalize terms and paperwork. “We had gap coverage till we get in service,” Montella said, and he asked Rocky Run’s representative to update council on timing and…
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