Published January 05. 2023 09:58AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
A news conference was held in October 2022 at the headquarters of Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services, Ormrod, and then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, awarded $115,000 to the ambulance corps.
According to NOVA Executive Director Kristie Wentling, the ambulance corps will use the funds to replace the chassis under a 2018 ambulance that is suffering from four years of hard use.
The original Ford E350 chassis will be replaced by a Ford E450 chassis, a heavier duty chassis which will allow the ambulance to serve longer for NOVA.
NOVA plans to remount an additional three ambulances over the next two years, replacing a current ambulance remount with a new Braun Ambulance.
Also speaking during the presentation were Jason Breidinger, public relations co-chairman, and NOVA President Kevin Schmidt.
Jason Breidinger, NOVA public relations co-chairman, introduces then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, for the presentation of a $115,000 grant Oct. 5, 2022.
Then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, presented a $115,000 state grant to NOVA, to replace the chassis under a 2018 ambulance.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND The public, emergency medical service personnel and directors of Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services Inc. listen as then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, reveals a $115,000 state grant that will be used to update a 2018 ambulance.
Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors President Kevin Schmidt was grateful for the $115,000 grant presented by then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th.
NOVA Executive Director Kristie Wentling said the $115,000 state grant will be used to replace the Ford E350 chassis under a 2018 ambulance, shown in the background, with a new Ford E450 chassis.
NOVA Public Relations Co-Chairman Jason Breidinger, Executive Director Kristie Wentling, then state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, and NOVA Board of Directors President Kevin Schmidt stand in front of the Braun Ambulance slated for a new Ford E450 chassis replacement in the near future.
