The Lackawanna County commissioners proclaimed May 17-23 as Emergency Medical Services Week in the county, calling nurses, doctors, firefighters, law enforcement, dispatchers and others “everyday heroes.” From left: Commissioners Thom Welby and Bill Gaughan; Bruce Beauvais, Pennsylvania Ambulance; Steve Fish, Cottage Ambulance Company; Robert Carpenter, EMSNP of Northeast; Michael Chimielewski, Covington Ambulance; Tom Taylor, Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency director; and Commissioner Chris Chermak. (SUBMITTED)
