Second Alarmer's Association and Rescue Squad of Montgomery County

Thank you !! Senator Devlin Robinson Senator Judy Ward for introducing this important legislation. This bill not only helps EMS agencies recover the fees needed to provide service but protects patients from balance billing at the same time.

SARS urges all of our area residents to contact your state senator and ask them to support SB 1342 and while you are at it contact your state representative and ask them to support HB1152 which does the same thing.

Our EMS providers are facing an ongoing financial crisis while continuing to answer every emergency call, every hour of every day. This National EMS Week, Senator Judy Ward and I introduced legislation to strengthen the financial stability of Pennsylvania’s 911 EMS providers so they can continue to provide these lifesaving services for years to come.

https://senatorrobinson.com/2026/05/21/robinson-and-ward-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-financial-stability-of-911-ems-providers-during-national-ems-week/

Thank you Senator Maria Collett for taking time to visit us during EMS week.

Agencies such as ours are facing some of the toughest challenges we have see in decades (possibly ever) and it is reassuring to know we have legislators like you on our side.

We hope your peers in the Senate and your colleagues in the House are able to move SB1342 and HB1152 forward quickly as one of several actions needed to help save EMS in PA.

Our next class is right around the corner. Once you complete our program you are eligible for employment and able to skip the first steps of our hiring program.

Frequently in public safety we hear the phrase “What if you called and nobody came?”

Imagine if you called and nobody ANSWERED?

At Second Alarmers we are grateful to work hand in had with some of the best callers and dispatchers (collectively called Telecommunicators) there are.

Seldom seen, rarely thought about, frequently taken for granted (and yelled at). We appreciate you all year round and want to recognize you this week!!