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SMITHTON — A shortage of funding and new recruits is putting the state’s entire emergency response system – as well as the citizens who rely upon it –...

A measure granting $25 million to emergency medical services organizations passed the state House Tuesday, with the support of Rep. Martin Causer, R-T...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — When an individual is in need of emergency care, the hope is that an ambulance with emergency medical services personnel can respond ...

Emergency medical services agencies suffered a sharp financial blow during the COVID-19 pandemic as in-person consultations and trips to the hospital ...

On May 18, a ballot question asked Pennsylvanians to take a side on the Municipal Fire and EMS Services Loan Measure. That very formal-sounding title ...

Bradford City firefighters responded to a house fire at 33 Bon Air Avenue at 8:40 p.m. Monday. Nothing was showing as firemen arrived on the scene. Wh...

KUDOS: Patrick Johnston sent us a note of pride for his hometown, and we thought it was important to share it with our readers. Johnston wrote, “It wa...

Imagine running a business where you are mandated by law to provide service to everyone who calls, whether you are paid for the service or not. Then c...

COUDERSPORT — Registration is open for two classes that the Potter County Department of Emergency Services is holding in the coming months. The classe...

LEWIS RUN — Lewis Run-based state police reported that a Port Allegany man died of natural causes. Police did not release the man’s name. According to...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that the Office of State Fire Commissioner will be working to enact recent legislation to provide $50 mi...

MOUNT JEWETT — Mount Jewett Mayor Annie Jo Wolfe wants to make sure the borough is still sufficiently prepared for emergencies, she said in a statemen...

Fire and emergency response organizations in Cameron, McKean and Potter counties have been awarded more than $420,000 in grants from the state, Rep. M...

HARRISBURG — Continuing his commitment to supporting the state’s emergency services agencies, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, announced committee a...

LEWIS RUN — A Smethport man was injured in a crash at 8:43 p.m. Saturday on Route 46 in Norwich Township. According to Lewis Run-based state police, 4...

SMETHPORT (EC) — A fire at a Roulette lumber yard Tuesday afternoon was ruled accidental by officers of the Roulette Chemical Engine Co. #1 who invest...

Fire and emergency response organizations in Cameron, McKean and Potter counties have been awarded more than $425,000 in grants from the state, Rep. M...

HARRISBURG — With fire and ambulance services continuing to struggle locally and across the Commonwealth, a 39-member commission that included lawmake...

COUDERSPORT — A Wyano man was killed in a Tuesday evening all-terrain vehicle crash near Burt Street in Ulysses Borough. Sweden Township Police report...

HARRISBURG — Lawmakers and EMS personnel from across the Commonwealth gathered on the steps of the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg Wednesday, issuing a ...