Suburban Emergency Medical Service was chartered in June 1953. At that time Suburban was headquartered in the Palmer Fire Company on 27th St. in Palmer Township. At that time Suburban provided emergency medical service to Palmer Township, Wilson and West Easton. Headquartered on Freemansburg Ave Suburban EMS is a separate organization from any municipality it serves. Over the years Suburban has expanded to a large organization providing emergency and non-emergency transport in 20 municipalities, throughout Northampton and Monroe Counties. There coverage area is 197 square miles and estimated 115,000 residents. They have a combined total of 21 vehicles from ambulances to wheelchair vans and a Quick Response / Command Vehicle at their 4 stations in Northampton and Monroe Counties.
Suburban EMS has taken an active role in the communities they serve by giving back when they can. They are committed to supplying our communities with any EMS services, by participating in special events, performing demonstrations, youth educational programs, sporting events, health fairs, parades and Community Weekend. They schedule the maintenance of approximately 21 AED's (Automated External Defibrillator) used by Police, Fire and community facilities. They perform stand-by's for community functions and events, marathons and local community sporting events. They also provide CPR and First Aid and Safety training for Police; Fire; Office Personnel; Boy Scouts and other local organizations. It is important to them that they educate the youth on safety by contributing their knowledge and skills to children in public school safety programs. They are honored to be a valuable part of the communities They serve.
Their crews and volunteers participate in a number of Stand-by's throughout the year to assure quick medical response in case of an emergency at an event. Here's a list of some events where they were active on location.
135 Football Stand-by's from freshman to middle school to junior varsity to varsity to East Stroudsburg University
Community League football Stand-by's
Community and University Wrestling tournament Stand-by's
PA Heath Department H1N1 Flu Shot Stand-by
Bangor Band Festival
East Stroudsburg Arthritis Walk
Palmer Elementary School Health & Safety Day
Tracy Elementary School Health & Safety Day
Forks Township Community Weekend
Palmer Township Community Weekend
Victaulic Corporation United Way
Stroudsburg Home Depot Fire and safety Day
The Pocono Parents of Down Syndrome (PPODS) Walk at Dansbury Park
Crime Watch Day at Dansbury Park
Breast Cancer Walk at East Stroudsburg University
Easton High School Thanksgiving Football Bonfire
Halloween - Drive around to promote safety
Forks Township Jr. Firefighter 5K run
ACSI Northeast Region Track Meet at Bangor Borough Park
Freemansburg Motorcycle Hill Climb
Pocono Raceway- NASCAR
Find out a lot more about Suburban EMS by logging on to their web site.
As one of the municipalities served, Palmer Township is very proud to have Suburban EMS protecting the citizen of our township. On the occasion of their 50th Anniversary the Palmer Township Board of Supervisors presented a plaque to Suburban. Dave Colver, Chairman of the BOS presents the plaque to members of the Board of Directors of Suburban EMS.
