08/19/2026
We are grateful to 21 WFMJ and Kaitlyn McCarthy for highlighting the teamwork, coordination, and commitment required to deliver emergency medical care throughout the Mahoning Valley. As call volumes and community needs continue to evolve, EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, dispatchers, and mutual-aid partners work together every day to ensure help is available when it is needed.
Behind every ambulance response is a team of paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers, firefighters, hospital partners, and neighboring EMS agencies focused on getting the right care to the right patient as quickly as possible.
We are proud of the Lane LifeTRANS professionals who answer the call every day - and thankful for our fire department partners, mutual-aid agencies, and the communities that trust us with their care.
The work is demanding, but the mission remains simple: to serve our neighbors with expert care, professionalism, compassion, and urgency when they need us most.
Thank you to Shane Haddle, EMT-P, and everyone who helped tell this important story. Please take a moment to read and share:
https://www.wfmj.com/news/local-news/emt-shortage-continues-profession-faces-other-burdens-in-the-mahoning-valley/article_d46121e3-621d-40e8-bd69-5bdaa766032d.html
Over the years, 21 News has continued covering problems emergency medical services (EMS) are facing. Many of those concerns have made headlines, from growing call volumes, long delays, to staffing