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Dear Prospective Member:
We are pleased you are interested in becoming a member
of the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad (PMES). We are
seeking committed individuals who wish to contribute
their time and talent to the community as an active
member of our organization. Before you complete the
attached application, we urge you to read this letter
completely so that you have an understanding of the
application process and the level of commitment
required.
PMES has been a proud part of Middletown Township and
surrounding communities since 1959.
We have two categories of Membership, Active riding
members and Associate members.
To be considered an ACTIVE RIDING MEMBER of PMES,
members must be 18 years of age and participate at least
6 hrs of ride time per week. Active members are also
encouraged to attend training classes held at the main
station. Monthly meetings are also held at the station
the second Friday or Saturday of each month and you are
encouraged to attend one meeting during your 13 weeks of
probation. Active riding members are ones where his/her
primary interest is riding the ambulance and providing
EMS care and are certified as an Emergency Medical
Technician ( EMT-B or EMT-P ) by the Department of
Health of PA. A career in EMS is not a pre-requisite for
active riding members the training you’ll need can and
will be provided at no cost to the non-EMT member. PMES
encourages active members to become an EMT within a year
or two of becoming a member of PMES.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS are a minimum of 16 years of age and
participate at least 8 hrs per month, at a total of 96
hours per year. This includes monthly meetings and
administrative functions such as; open-house, and/or
community relations activities, fundraising and other
squad related activities. Associate members do not ride
the ambulance.
All new members, both Active and Associate, will go
through an In-Station Orientation class. Following that,
members are required to watch and take a test on the
following subjects: HIPAA, Blood Bourne pathogens. A
third subject that will also be covered: Sexual
harassment. All are mandatory prior to riding or being
allowed into the building as a probationary member.
As you can see, becoming a volunteer at PMES does take
time and dedication. We believe it is important that you
know the level of commitment that is necessary to become
a fully active member so that you can make appropriate
decisions about whether you have the time and can make
the commitment to become a member of PMES. While it may
seem like a great deal of time, we try to schedule
training activities on evenings and weekends.
Your fully completed application should be dropped off
or mailed to:
PMES
616 E. Lincoln Hwy
Langhorne, PA 19047
Attn: Membership Committee
A volunteer from the Membership Committee is responsible
for contacting you to set up a personal interview.
Please read the attached application as to the items you
need to furnish at your scheduled interview.
Once your interview has taken place, you will be
contacted within 5 to 10 working days on the
membership’s committee decision via mail.
• The Child Abuse form (attached to the application
packet) must be sent in to the: Childline and Abuse
Registry, Dept. of Public Welfare. P.O. Box 8170
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170 as soon as possible with a
money order made payable to the: Department of Public
Welfare. Once you have been interviewed and approved by
the committee you are required to go through an
orientation. The orientation will not be held until you
have received the clearance form back from the Dept. of
Public Welfare and present the original form to the PMES
Membership Committee.
• In addition to the Child Abuse check, PMES will be
running a Pennsylvania State Police Background check on
all applicants once they have been accepted as a
probationary member of PMES.
We look forward to receiving you application. If you
have additional questions or if you have not heard from
the Membership Committee within 10 days from when your
application was submitted, please contact Chairperson at
membership@pmems.org
Sincerely,
The Membership Committee.
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