Emergency Medical Services

In 1999, the Swarthmore Fire Department voted to expand its services to the Borough of Swarthmore to include emergency medical services. On April 1, 1999, Ambulance 14-7, a 1998 Ford box-compartment ambulance went into service, providing first-due emergency medical response to the towns of Swarthmore, Morton, and Rutledge. On April 4, 1999, it ran its first call. The ambulance now averages about 1200 calls per year. Routine calls include medical emergencies, automobile accidents, and responses to fire calls.