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Local EMS service closes

KINGWOOD — Mountaineer Ambulance Service has permanently closed its doors. It is the second Preston County ambulance squad to do so; Valley Ambulance was the first.  KAMP Ambulance has been covering Mountaineer’s runs since October. The decision to do this was made during a ...

Mountaineer Ambulances unable to cover area

KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission voted unanimously to temporarily assign KAMP Ambulance to cover Mountaineer Ambulances service area for  three months. The decision was made during a special session held to get input from the representatives of the  six remaining ...

EMS across West Virginia face challenges

KINGWOOD — In the last decade, more than 70 ambulance services have closed across the state, according to the State Office of EMS. Chris Hall, executive director of the West Virginia EMS Coalition, said those figures are caused in part by a decrease in the number of people volunteering ...

Preston ambulance service in danger of closing

KINGWOOD — Mountaineer Ambulance is in danger of closing, Preston County Commissioners were told Tuesday. If it does, it will be the second Preston County ambulance service to close. The first was Valley Ambulance in 2014. That leaves the county with six ambulance services: Bruceton, ...