Op/Ed: Ambulance companies are sending 911 call for funding help

May 11th, 2017 · 0 Comment
By A.J. McCarthy, Chief, Longwood Fire Company A.J. McCarthy The severe fiscal plight of ambulance services across Pennsylvania was highlighted this week in an editorial in neighboring Lancaster County. That same editorial could have been written about ambulance services in Chester County as the same frightening facts are applicable. Dean Bollendorf, president of the Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania,...

Letter: Longwood chief backs dedicated funding efforts

Jul 23rd, 2015 · 0 Comment
To The Editor, Longwood Fire Company has been seeking dedicated funding from governmental entities for many years. I was encouraged to see four companies in our region form a funding coalition to reach that goal and have offered them my support. The Berwyn, Paoli, Radnor and Malvern fire companies formed the T-E Fire Companies Funding Coalition. They are combining efforts to reach out to residents...

Public safety could be big issue of 2012

Dec 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Concerns over fire funding, rising crime worries could spark debate By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com If 2011 was the year of educational issues in and around Unionville, here’s a bet that 2012 will be the year of public safety and security issues. The recent headlines in the area might give pause, from concerns about local fire companies going belly up due to lack of support from some...

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