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.