State representatives and emergency service experts agree local first responders “aren’t crying wolf” when they sound the alarm on the difficulties of staying afloat.
State Rep. Perry Warren, D-31, of Newtown Borough, headed a House Democratic Policy Committee on Thursday morning at the Yardley-Makefield fire station off Stony Hill Road in Lower Makefield to hear those concerns and discuss solutions. Joining him were two fellow Democratic state representatives, and state and local officials with knowledge of the recurring difficulties EMS providers face.
Funding and staffing are the two areas where most emergency service providers are hurting, said Dylan Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services with the state Department of Health.