2006-07-02
Author: POL News
As of July 1st, the town of Emerson no longer has its own volunteer ambulance service.

Central RHA south/east EMS Supervisor, Larry Skoglund, says due to legislation requiring improved pre-hospital care, along with larger demands on staff, they were forced to cease operations.

He says, for example, an ambulance driver in the past, needed only a basic first aid level of training.
Now the driver and attendant are required to have an EMR level which he says can be difficult to attain with a volunteer service.

Skoglund says the Morris Emergency Service is now be responsible for coverage in the Emerson area.