Ridley Township residents are currently footing the bill for Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical services provided by Narberth Ambulance in the amount of $650,000 annually, however during a recent commissioners meeting, Township Manager Joe Ryan revealed that residents in five surrounding municipalities are using the service and paying nothing.
“These communities are not providing ALS service to their residents, nor do they reimburse Ridley Township for that cost.” Ryan said. “This adds up to $25,800 a month which our residents are paying with their tax dollars (for emergency medical service for others).”
The five municipalities include the boroughs of Glenolden, Norwood, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, and Tinicum Township. Ryan said many municipalities are also serviced by fire companies with Basic Life Support (BLS), not ALS, which is a higher level of service…