Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across Pennsylvania are getting an infusion of $6.6 million to recruit, train, and equip EMS professionals so they can improve response times and save more lives. Another $6 million is proposed for the 2026-27 budget to continue these efforts.
The majority of that funding will be distributed to the state’s 13 Regional EMS Councils, which oversee Pennsylvania’s EMS agencies that respond to a high volume of emergency calls, assisting more than 2.2 million Pennsylvanians annually.
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