Pocono Record
January 13, 2011 5:43 PM
One person flown from crash in Barrett
One person was taken to Pocono Medical Center after a one-vehicle crash this afternoon on Route 191, north of Mountainhome, in Barrett Township.
A southbound minivan carrying seven people went off the road, coming to rest against the guard rail on the northbound side. The vehicle’s other six occupants suffered only minor injuries.
The Barrett Township Fire Company, Barrett Ambulance, Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, Barrett police and Auto in Motion Towing responded.
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Pocono Record
January 14, 2011 12:00 AM
Barrett in talks with two potential new ambulance companies
Barrett Township hopes to have an agreement with a new ambulance service in place by the end of February, Supervisor Michael Stirr said.
Stirr, fellow supervisor Paul Stotsenburg and resident Martin Price have been serving on a committee appointed by the township to find a replacement for the financially ailing, nonprofit Barrett Ambulance.
Supervisors will vote on a replacement recommended by the committee.
Voters in November rejected a $210,000 tax hike that would have generated needed revenue to keep Barrett Ambulance going. With no more funding coming in, Barrett Ambulance says it can last until April before closing its doors permanently.
The committee has been in contact with various other ambulance companies, as well as with the Eastern Pennsylvania EMS Council, which provides support to the region's companies, and has narrowed its choices to Pocono Mountain Regional EMS and another company that Stirr declined to identify.
The township's goal is to find a company that can provide quality service with a quick response time at a cost of $32,000, which is all the township can afford to pay since it can't raise taxes.
"Between the two companies, we'll see who has the best offer for us," Stirr said. "I don't want to say too much at this point because things are still fluid. Nothing is set."
— Andrew Scott
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June 30, 2011 4:26 PM
Update: Police ID motorcyclist killed in Interstate 380 crash
A man was killed after his motorcycle was hit by a car on Interstate 380 south in Tobyhanna Township on Thursday afternoon.
Gary Strzelczyk, 55, of Easton was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash just before Route 940 near mile marker 3.
Strzelczyk was riding a 2005 Harley-Davidson when the vehicle behind him, driven by Bilal A. Mannan, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., struck his motorcycle at about 4 p.m., police said.
Strzelczyk lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle as it went off the roadway. He was not wearing a helmet, police said.
Mannan, who was driving a 2008 Acura MDX, was not injured in the crash. Police have not determined why his vehicle struck the motorcycle.
Southbound traffic on I-380 remained down to one lane until several hours after the crash.
Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, Pocono Summit Volunteer Fire Department and state police responded at the scene.
No further details were available.
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July 31, 2011
First police 'Night Out' held
The Pocono Mountain Regional Police Foundation and the Pocono Mountain
Regional Police Department will hold its first National Night Out celebration
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The free event will be held at the Blanche Price Park behind the Tobyhanna
Township Municipal Building.
The department will show off its bike patrol, SWAT, fitness team, motorcycle
unit and criminal investigation tactics.
Other security forces from local developments also will be on hand, like
Locust Lake, Lake Naomi and Emerald Lakes. The Tobyhanna Township
Volunteer Fire Department and the Pocono Mountain Regional EMS unit
will answer questions from the public and give demonstrations.
There also will be free fingerprinting and prizes for kids, along with
crime-prevention techniques.
In its 28th year, National Night Out is designed to raise crime awareness,
help the public interact with local authorities and send a message to
criminals that neighborhoods are fighting back, according to police officials.
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Liztech pin to commemorate dedication of EMS staffers
July 15, 2011
Every day hundreds of thousands of calls are answered by Emergency
Medical Services around the country. The dedication, compassion and
professionalism displayed by those in EMS is not by chance, nor does it
come easily.
There is a great opportunity for those who collect Liztech Jewelry pins
to add to their collection and to support this worthy nonprofit association
of Monroe County. A new EMS pin has been designed that is soon to be
for sale from the local ambulance corps, at the 95 Crystal St., East
Strousburg store and on its web site.
The pin benefits the Dr. Peter Favini Paramedic Scholarship Foundation
and represents all emergency medical service workers. Dr. Favini was
honored by the Monroe County Ambulance Association for his dedication
and for his volunteer work as medical director.
The pin took a year to design and represents the services that make up
the Monroe County Ambulance Association which founded the
scholarship fund.
The pin symbolically represents the helping hands of EMS by
outstretched hands which hold in them the caring heart in a striking
blue color which proudly displays the Star of Life. It also has hand-picked
beads which represent the colors of each corps. A red bead centered
inside the Star of Life represents the emergency lights as ambulances
race to answer 911 calls.
The two different blue beads represent the services of Central Pocono
Ambulance and Pocono Mountain Regional EMS. The two different
green beads represent both Bushkill Emergency Corps and Suburban
EMS. Representing West End Ambulance Corps and the recently
merged Pocono Mountain Regional EMS and Barrett Ambulance
Corps are the red beads.
These organizations have worked together for decades providing
service to their communities. When there are no more beads of the
same origin, color or design, the pin will be retired.
The corps has recognized the need to help those who otherwise
might not have the opportunity to further both their emergency services
education and their desire to provide higher levels of service. Proceeds
from the sales of the pin will support the scholarship fund. The foundation
will distribute monies to eligible recipients entering a paramedic program
to assist them with tuition expenses.
The pin sells for $50, with half of the proceeds going to the foundation.
Purchase the pins from the Liztech store in late July or buy one from any
of the ambulance services listed. Order forms are available on the website
www.bushkillemergencycorps.com.
So here is a perfect opportunity to add a little pizzaz to your collection and
help fund a future paramedic's scholarship.
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Week of September 12, 2010
A Pocono Mountain Regional Police officer investigates a crash that
occurred on Route 611 just south of the intersection with Hemlock
Drive near Tobyhanna on Friday afternoon. According to police, the
female driver left the road and struck a tree while traveling south
towards Mount Pocono. The driver was flown by helicopter to
Community Medical Center in Scranton with what police described
as serious injuries. Coolbaugh Township Fire Company and Pocono
Mountain Regional EMS also responded to the accident.
Keith R. Stevenson