PO Box 174, Bushkill, Pa 18324
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Bushkill Emergency Corps: Celebrating 60 Years of Service
Bushkill Emergency Corps: Celebrating 60 Years of Service
We started as a small volunteer organization in 1965 and have grown as our community has. We currently cover over 400 square miles in Monroe County and handle over 3,000 calls yearly. Our coverage area includes Middle Smithfield Township, Smithfield Township, Porter Township, and portions of Price Township. Our main stations are on Winona
We started as a small volunteer organization in 1965 and have grown as our community has. We currently cover over 400 square miles in Monroe County and handle over 3,000 calls yearly. Our coverage area includes Middle Smithfield Township, Smithfield Township, Porter Township, and portions of Price Township. Our main stations are on Winona Falls Road, behind Foxmoor Village, and in the Village Center in Marshalls Creek Complex.
Bushkill Emergency Corps: Celebrating 60 Years of Service
Bushkill Emergency Corps: Celebrating 60 Years of Service
Bushkill Emergency Corps: Celebrating 60 Years of Service
Buskill Emergency Corps Celebrates 60 Years of Service
As Bushkill Emergency Corps has reached its 60 th year of service for the residents and
visitors to our community, we look back at the first article announcing its beginnings.
Here is some of that article that was printed in The Pocono Record in October of 1965:
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Buskill Emergency Corps Celebrates 60 Years of Service
As Bushkill Emergency Corps has reached its 60 th year of service for the residents and
visitors to our community, we look back at the first article announcing its beginnings.
Here is some of that article that was printed in The Pocono Record in October of 1965:
“The Bushkill Emergency Corps went ton action over the weekend an operating volunteer
public service to the residents of Bushkill, Middle Smithfield, and adjacent communities. “
The article went on to instruct residents how to call for an ambulance: “In case of any
emergency requiring the help of Bushkill Emergency Corps, people should call 421-1300,
giving their name, address, and telephone number. They should tell the dispatcher what the
emergency is, and its location, to insure the rapid arrival of the emergency corps.”
The article explained where the organization obtained equipment and what those items
were: “Emergency equipment has been donated to the Corps by the Plainfield Rescue
Squad, the Bushkill Fire Company, and the Sertoma Club of Easton. Equipment includes a
1965 Pontiac ambulance, purchased by the Corps ($600 purchase price), an oxygen
resuscitator, first aid kit, two Reeves stretchers, a spine board, uniforms, and a cardiac
chair. Fifteen active members of the Corps recently received Advanced First Aid
certifications after completing a 15-week American Red Cross course.”
This look back reminds us all how far Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has grown and
developed over time. Today ambulances provide services that begin the treatments received
in the Emergency Room. The early interventions save lives over and over again each day.
Bushkill Emergency Corps is proud of the service provided to our community and looks
forward to continuing service for years to come.
We invite our community to join us in our celebration on November 15 th at Shawnee Inn
and Golf Resort. For more information, please call us at: 570-223-1906.
Save the Date
Come and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bushkill Emergency Corps. To RSVP, contact Debbie Kulick at (570) 223-1906.