SOPHIA, W.Va. — The Sophia City Fire Department has added two new EMS units to its fleet to improve emergency medical response in Sophia and the surrounding area, WOAY reported.
The new ambulances went into service at 10 a.m. April 14 and responded to their first emergency call about 30 minutes later.
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Chief Mark Stiefer said the department has expanded beyond fire response to handle car crashes, searches and medical emergencies as community needs have grown.
Assistant Chief Thomas Trent said the new ambulances will expand the department’s response capabilities and provide additional EMS support for the community.
“It feels pretty good, you know, to know that we can do more for our community. We can be there in their time of need,” Stiefer said. “You know that the biggest thing is the more we can do, the more we can offer our community, the better our community is, the safer it is.”
