Ambulance drivers needed

Applications for ambulance drivers to join the Pine Haven Volunteer EMS crew are requested immediately, according to Fire Chief TJ Gideon.

“We are in desperate need of drivers; anyone who would like to volunteer, contact me or Dusty Downey with EMS,” he said.

Those interested in this volunteer position are not obligated to take EMT classes or learn any other responsibilities of first responders, neither to fight fire nor to directly work with patients. The ambulance driver does just that: they drive.

“We’ll train you to drive,” Gideon said. “You’ll have to join the fire depa...