ABOUT US

Staff & Board of Directors

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Dr. Adam P. Sigal, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ADMINISTRATION

Matthew T. Stairiker, President

Melissa R. Szabo, Vice President

Philip R. Salamone, Director

Carol A. Wentzel, Secretary/Treasurer

Titus L. Wentzel, President Emeritus

PRE-HOSPITAL REGISTERED NURSES

Brian T. Szabo

Melissa R. Szabo

PARAMEDICS

Michael A. Arndt

Christopher L. Bixler

Rebecca L. Kantner

Nathan J. Klein

Dominic C. Lombardo

Hunter A. Martin

John C. Rivera

Craig D. Sweigart

Brandon M. Tait

Erica R. Tait

Mervin G. Wertz

ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

Timothy M. Fox

Luke C. Miller

Garrett T. Noone

Jacob D. Pinkasavage

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

Matthew M. Amyx

Harriet E. Bombay

Mathew E. Dempsey

Barry A. Frymoyer

Timothy J. Eisenhard

Brian A. Gottschall

Jeffrey Jones

Nelson Lopez

James D. Oswald

Emmanuel Pineda

George A. Schubert

Miguel A. Torres

Jerry L. Wary

Matthew A. Weston

Kyen Yoder

OUR HISTORY

Lower Alsace Ambulance Association [LAAA] has been proudly serving the municipalities of Lower Alsace Township, Mount Penn Borough, Saint Lawrence Borough, and Alsace Township since 1987. Since then, LAAA has grown from a predominately Basic Life Support all-volunteer organization

to a 24/7 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance provider supplying the south eastern Reading region with Emergency Medical Services.

In late the late 1980's and early 1990's, like so many other volunteer ambulance organizations in Pennsylvania, many

agencies struggled with recruitment and retention. With a booming economy, those that elected to volunteer, found themselves unable to provide the volunteer services they once could. In mid 1986, the Lower Alsace Fire Company was forced to disband their coverage to the region.

It took over a year, but thanks largely to advertising blitzes, community awareness, and generous community donations, Lower Alsace Volunteer Ambulance Association was born on November 24.

Today, LAAA responds to nearly 2,000 calls annually. The organization that started with one singular Basic Life Support ambulance now hosts three Advanced Life Support ambulances and one Advanced Life Support Chase unit.

The first licensure seal from unit 5557

Announcement in the Reading Eagle (no date) of Lower Alsace Ambulance's return to service projections.

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