Upper Mac In Talks With Cetronia Ambulance Corps To Keep A Unit Within Township At All Times

Upper Macungie contract with Cetronia Ambulance Corps to provide an EMS/ambulance unit within the township's borders on a constant basis expires at the end of April.

However, Fire Commissioner Grant Grim said both sides are working to come up with plan keeping a Cetronia unit in the township 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

"We've had (Cetronia) unit in since May of 2008 and it's worked out well," he said. "We want to have that unit, so we're covered if we have three incidents in the township within five minutes.

The ambulance service’s territory covers one-third of Lehigh County, including primary 911 responsibilities for Upper Macungie, South Whitehall, Whitehall, Coplay, western Salisbury, and the southern portion of Weisenberg and Lowhill townships. Cetronia Ambulance Corps also provides “mutual aid” back-up services for the remainder of the county, including Allentown.

The Cetronia Ambulance Corps moved its administrative offices to space in an industrial park in Upper Macungie about eight years ago.

Grim reported that fire units responded to 86 calls in February with EMS units responding to 142 calls.

In other township news, the zoning board issued 51 permits in February.

-- 10 permits were for new residences.

-- 16 permits were for residential additions/alterations and roofs.

-- 1 permit was for a new commercial/industrial building.

-- 6 permits were for commercial/industrial additions and/or alterations.

-- 18 miscellaneous permits were granted.

-- 7 electrical licenses were issued.

-- 8 plumbing licenses were issued.