Edgemont facing an EMT shortage

  • Edgemont Ambulance Services’ two EMTs include, from left, Bill Kreutzer and Paul Nelsen, along with George Darrow, who has been the driver for more than 25 years. Not pictured is substitute EMT Dee Hughes from Hot Springs and Jordan Stevens of Edgemont, who is a new mother of a brand-new baby girl. Courtesy photo
    Edgemont Ambulance Services’ two EMTs include, from left, Bill Kreutzer and Paul Nelsen, along with George Darrow, who has been the driver for more than 25 years. Not pictured is substitute EMT Dee Hughes from Hot Springs and Jordan Stevens of Edgemont, who is a new mother of a brand-new baby girl. Courtesy photo
    Concerned citizens submit Letters of the EditorEDGEMONT -- Edgemont is grappling with a critical shortage of volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and drivers for its ambulance service. Despite the dedication of its small team, the growing community and increased demand are stretching resources thin.Currently, the Edgemont Ambulance Service operates with just two...

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