Pike EMT class fills up

The Pike County Training Center recently became an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Educational Training Accredited Facility in the commonwealth. The center now holds Educational Training Agency status with the State Fire Academy and Department of Health.

The center is currently offering an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course through Jan. 16 in accordance with a state-approved COVID-19 protection plan. It includes 189 hours of training covering segments such as: Foundation, Medical, Trauma, Capstone, and National Preparation.

Twenty-four people have registered for the EMT course, which is the maximum class size. Of those registrants, 16 are supported by scholarships through the Pike County Emergency Services Initiative Fund, which is administered by the Greater Pike Community Foundation.

Those registered represent the following local agencies:

• Blooming Grove Fire Department

• Delaware EMS

• Hemlock Farms Fire Department

• Greeley Fire Department

• Milford Fire Department

• Lackawaxen EMS

• Matamoras Fire Department

• Westfall Fire Department

For this round of training, Greater Pike Community Foundation funds have saved local emergency services agencies $10,400 in EMT course fees. The Pike County Emergency Services Initiative Fund was made possible by founding gifts from the law firm of Weinstein, Zimmerman & Ohliger; William Lovejoy; and individuals who supported the recent NEPA Gives Day of Philanthropy.

Gifts to the fund can be made online at greaterpike.org or checks can be made payable to GPCF/PCESI and mailed to P.O. Box 992, Milford, PA 18337.