Emergency Responder Rehabilitation (6651)

Division of Special Operations can be reach at (610) 966-2601 ext. 110

2011 Special Operations Activations

  1. 01/13/2011 Dwelling fire in Slatington Borough. Extensive Services
  2. 01/21/2011 Dwelling fire in Lower Macungie Township. Minor Services
  3. 02/09/2011 MCI, Explosion, and Fire. City of Allentown. Extensive Services. 6653 in-service.
  4. 03/12/2011 Commercial Structure Fire in Lehigh Township. Extensive Services
  5. 03/30/2011 Structure Fire in Lower Macungie Township. Extensive Services. 6653 in-service.
  6. 03/30/2011 Multiple Dwelling Fire in Slatington Borough. Extensive Services.
  7. 05/21/2011 Structure fire in Upper Milford Township. Moderate Services.
  8. 05/25/2011 Search in North Whitehall Township. Minor Services. 6653 in service. (2 days)
  9. 05/31/2011 Dwelling fire in Washington Township, Berks. Extensive Services. 6653 in-service
  10. 06/08/2011 Tractor Trailer fire in Herford Township Berks County. Moderate Services.
  11. 06/11/2011 Dwelling fire in Washington Township. Minor Services.
  12. 06/25/2011 Dwelling fire in Fountain Hill. Moderate Services.
  13. 07/31/2011 Dwelling fire in Catasauqua. Moderate Services.
  14. 08/03/2011 Structure fire in Longswamp Township. Moderate Services. 6653 in-service
  15. 08/26/2011 Dwelling fire in Washington Township. Moderate Services.
  16. 08/31/2011 Dwelling fire in North Whitehall Township. Minor Services
  17. 09/04/2011 Assist with extrication of patient from wooded area. Lower Milford Township. 6653
  18. 09/04/2011 Rehab at terrain rescue. Hawk Mountain. Minor Services.
  19. 09/06/2011 Dwelling fire in Lower Macungie Township. Moderate Services.
  20. 10/29/2011 Assist Lehigh County with emergency shelter in South Whitehall Township.
  21. 11/19/2011 Dwelling fire in Lower Macungie Township. Extensive Services
  22. 12/20/2011 Dwelling fire in Washington Township. Extensive Services
  23. 12/28/2011 Structure fire at St. Lukes Hospital, Anderson Campus. (In addition to providing basic firefighter rehab assistance at the scene, we staffed 2 additional ambulances to cover calls in areas vacated by the EMS services at the scene.)

Minor services involve fluid and snack distribution only.

Moderate services involve fluid and snack distribution, vital sign monitoring, and basic rehab area set-up.

Extensive services involve all of the above plus additional resources such as use of the heated tent, coffee / hot chocolate preparation, etc… These incidents last greater than 1 hour.

2007 Special Operations Activations

2008 Special Operations Activations

2009 Special Operations Activations

2010 Special Operations Activations

2012 Special Operations Activations

The Macungie Ambulance Corps has realized the lack of a dedicated support unit for area firefighters and other emergency responders on physically and emotionally demanding incidents.  Several such incidents have tried our (and other services) ability to cope with the specialized needs of these personnel. 

The stress experienced by emergency responders in these situations is extremely unique and is not easily handled with the equipment readily available on a normally equipped EMS unit.  The purpose of this special operations unit is to bridge the gap between normal EMS care and a dedicated canteen service. 

This unit can be requested at any time by any emergency response agency within Lehigh county and surrounding areas.  It is meant to supplement the EMS units already operating on the scene, not replace them.  Members responding with the unit are knowledgeable in rehab theory and practice and will supply the equipment and supplies needed for proper emergency incident rehabilitation.

Partial list of Available Equipment (6651)

Terrain Response Vehicle (6653)

The Terrain Response Vehicle is a Kubota RTV with an E-Muvr Ambulance package which is designed to provide Basic or Advanced Life Support Care while transporting a patient on a standard ambulance litter over difficult terrain. This unit can be requested through the Lehigh County 911 center and is towed by the special operations unit.

Mass Casualty Incident Trailer

Also housed at the Macungie Ambulance Corps is a Lehigh County / Northeast Region Counter Terrorism Task Force Mass Casualty Incident Trailer. It is designed to provide support for EMS units on large scale mass casualty incidents. It can be requested directly through the Lehigh County 911 center; however, the best method of requesting resources during a large-scale disaster is through an Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The Lehigh County EOC, in conjunction with the Eastern PA EMS Council, has an extensive list of EMS resources available. Coordinating requests through those agencies will ensure you receive the resources that you need.

EMS Strike Team

The Macungie Ambulance Corps participates in the Pennsylvania Department of Health EMS Strike Team program. This program is designed to develop trained, equipped, and protected EMS crews for mutual aid, intrastate and interstate requests for EMS assistance in responding to catastrophic casualty events. Our team is one of ten teams in the Eastern PA EMS Region and over 150 teams in the state. These specially trained and equipped ambulance crews are able to respond, within four hours, to missions anywhere in the country lasting up to two weeks.

EMS Bike Team

These specially trained EMS personnel are able to respond to emergencies in potentially crowded and congested pedestrian environments on bicycles. They bring the skills and equipment needed to save lives in a crowd long before crews on foot or in a vehicle would be able to arrive. Combined with our ATV, the Macungie Ambulance Corps is able to provide premier public safety services at any large scale gathering.