Will commissioners’ 9-1-1 fee plan flatline?
Municipal officials balk at sharing costs for county-controlled services
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The KennettTimes.com
WEST CHESTER — A proposal to apply a tourniquet of sorts to the county’s hemorrhaging 9-1-1 costs has generated cries of anguish from some municipal officials, prompting the Chester County commissioners to delay a vote.
In an effort to defray about $2.6 million...
Heroics run gamut from starting life to averting death
Local EMS workers honored for their positive impact
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com
EMS Council President Leo Scaccia (from left) contratulates Kevin Hagerty and Scott Runge from Longwood Fire and Ambulance for assisting in the delivery of a baby.
When medical personnel arrived, the 14-year-old girl who collapsed after cheerleading practice had stopped breathing. She was...