BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A private volunteer ambulance company announced it will close down due to a lack of volunteers.
At one point Metro Ambulance Service Inc. worked with 20 volunteers, but is now down to a staff of two, Leigh Valley Live reports.
“It has become harder and harder to find volunteers to man the service,” President and Chief Eugene Brown Jr. said.
The volunteer service began in 1979, and has provided basic life support to the area. It was previously dispatched by Northampton County 911, but recently has relied on direct telephone requests for service. Metro Ambulance also served as backup to Bethlehem EMS and on standby at Bethlehem Area School District events.
“I want to thank all who have supported us in the past,” Brown said.