BOSQUE FARMS — Rescue 5 is alive and on the streets as much as one person will allow it to be for now.
As of Tuesday, Feb. 3, the village of Bosque Farms ambulance — Rescue 5 — is fully certified and service-ready. Shortly after the announcement was made via email, the unit responded to a call, manned by the village’s volunteer EMS coordinator, which led to a dust-up between the mayor and a councilor.
“I am pleased to announce that Bosque Farms EMS has attained its EMS Certification for Medical Rescue for the Village of Bosque Farms. Bosque Farms EMS will be going ready to receive calls for service effective today. Volunteer rescue staff will notify central dispatch the time volunteers are available for the day,” wrote Bosque Farms volunteer EMS coordinator Vernon Abeita in an email sent out at 9:01 a.m. last week…