Noga Ambulance Service
2615 Wilmington Rd.
New Castle, PA 16105
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NOGA AMBULANCE STRIKE TEAM RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNOR RENDELL

Harrisburg, PA- On Monday, April 24, 2006, the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania held a Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day to honor those who were deployed to the Gulf Region following the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Noga Ambulance Service sent two representatives to the ceremony. These individuals went beyond the call of duty and served on a 14-day deployment to Louisiana from October 1 to October 16, 2005.

Dean Adamo, EMT-B, and Warren Hosack, EMT-P were two members of Pennsylvania Strike Team 2. These men attended the ceremony along with the other members of the PA Strike Teams. They have received multiple commendations from the Pennsylvania Department of Heath, Governor Ed Rendell, The House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, and the Emergency Medical Services Institute for their service.

“Governor Rendell spoke of how pleased and proud he was at how we represented Pennsylvania,” said Adamo. “It was an honor to serve Pennsylvania and our nation in a time of need.”

While in Harrisburg, the PA Strike Team members watched the Pennsylvania House of Representatives vote on legislation regarding House Resolution 673 that designates the week of May 14 through May 20 as “Emergency Medical Services Week” in Pennsylvania. This House Resolution also designates May 14 as “Military EMS Personnel Day”, May 15 as “Citizen Recognition and Appreciation Day”, May 16 as “EMS for Children Day”, May 18 as “EMS Services Day”, May 19 as “Moment of Silence Day”, and May 20 as “EMS Personnel Day” in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

“It was an honor to be able to watch the House of Representatives vote on that Bill while the Strike Team members were there”, said Hosack. “We are honored to serve and are ready to serve again.”

Noga Ambulance Strike Team members were part of Strike Team 2, led by Amos Cameron, EMT-P, Regional EMS Council Staff, Incident Commander. “This was the first time in the history of Pennsylvania that the legislative body has recognized a group on individuals that have left Pennsylvania to travel to the Gulf Region or any other part of the country to offer aid to people suffering from a natural disaster,” said Cameron.

Cameron said the strike teams were initially designed to respond to disasters in Pennsylvania and did not think they would be deployed outside of the state. “Our first deployment was 1,200 miles away, so we have made history as the first EMS agency in Pennsylvania to travel 1,200 miles to another state,” Cameron said. “Other states were looking at our strike teams and how self sufficient we are and are trying to model their teams after the Pennsylvania Strike Teams,” he concluded.

Cameron said he has nothing but praise and applause for a job well done. “Each individual did a great job representing their state, EMS Region, and their individual service.”