Facing mounting financial losses and a burned-out volunteer staff, Bath is prepared to end its EMS service for good.
Instead, the borough's roughly 2,700 residents will be served by Bethlehem Township EMS, an agency that's no stranger to the borough, having served as the advanced life support service for more than 35 years.
"All the way around, no matter how you look at it, this was better for residents," Bath fire Chief Emilio DeNisi said. "But it was very hard to let go because there were members in the organization who'd been there for 30, 40 years."
A resolution to make the transfer official is still in the works, but the plan is to switch to Bethlehem Township services starting in October. The township EMS will work out a leasing agreement with the borough to operate out of the Bath Firefighters and Ambulance Corps' facility on Center Street, according to Borough Manager Brad Flynn.