By Jim Lockwood

The Times-Tribune

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Five North Pocono townships suing Lackawanna County over its dispatching of advanced life support services claim the system ignores municipal designations.

The county says the 911 Dispatch Center dispatches ambulances based on the needs of the patients.

| LISTEN: We’re not OK: The What Paramedics Want in 2025 report pulls no punches

In a lawsuit filed Aug. 13 in Lackawanna County Court, the townships of Covington, Jefferson, Madison, Roaring Brook and Spring Brook claim they each have designated the Covington Independent Volunteer Fire Company as their primary provider of advanced life support (ALS) services.

Jefferson Twp . in April voted in favor of designating the fire company as primary ALS provider and the other fou

See Full Page