Providing 911 ALS coverage to seventeen municipalities in eastern Cambria County.
A progressive advanced level professional ambulance service providing lifesaving emergency care to the critically ill and injured in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
11/04/2025
We’re excited to announce that CAEMS will be hosting the NAEMT Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) Course — designed to enhance your confidence and skills in managing pediatric emergencies! 👶🩺
📅 Date: December 13th and 14th
📍 Location: Mt Aloysius College
⏰ Time: 0900-1700
The EPC course provides in-depth, practical training focused on the critical differences when assessing and treating infants and children. Learn the latest, evidence-based techniques to improve outcomes for our youngest patients.
✅ Perfect for EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics
✅ Earn NAEMT continuing education credits
✅ Hands-on, scenario-based learning
Let’s make sure we’re ready for the toughest calls — because kids aren’t just small adults! 💪👩⚕️👨⚕️
11/01/2025
We are proud to announce that Paramedic Sarah Hershberger has officially completed the EMS Instructor course and will soon be fully certified once she completes her mentored hours. Her hard work, dedication, and passion for education have paid off, and she will now be joining our growing roster of certified EMS instructors. We continue to strengthen our commitment to providing top-quality training and mentorship for the next generation of EMS professionals. Their experience and enthusiasm will help us expand our training programs and ensure our team—and our community—continue to benefit from the highest standards of care and education.
10/22/2025
Our employees are selling tickets for the yearly pig raffle. This supports the employee association. See an employee, message the page, or stop in during office hours to get your tickets!
Thanks to Paul and Maureen Calandra for the pig donation!
10/09/2025
🚑 Happy National Hero Day! 💙🧡
Today, we celebrate our incredible EMTs and Paramedics — the heroes who serve our community day and night. Your dedication, professionalism, and compassion make a difference with every call you answer. Thank you for being the steady hands and caring hearts our community depends on.
While we’re especially proud of our own team, today is also a day to honor all heroes — those who serve, protect, and care for others in every way.
09/27/2025
🇺🇸🚑 Pennsylvania First Responder Day 🚑🇺🇸
Today, we join in honoring all of Pennsylvania’s first responders whose courage and commitment keep our communities safe.
At Cambria Alliance EMS, we are proud to stand alongside so many dedicated men and women who answer the call at all hours, no matter the challenge. 💙🧡
To our own crews, and to every first responder across the Commonwealth: thank you for your service, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.
09/23/2025
Today in Gallitzin, there are car seat inspections from 3-630 being conducted by our friends at Gallitzin Fire Company, No.1 and PSP.
Car seat inspections will be conducted at our station, 210 Saint Thomas Street, on September 23, 2025, from 3-6:30 PM, courtesy of The Pennsylvania State Police and Gallitzin Fire Co.
09/18/2025
Following a few meetings and discussions, your local ambulance services have contacted both Portage Township and Portage Borough to enhance Emergency Medical Services within the region. Any questions, please contact our offices.
09/11/2025
🚑 Ahuge thank you to Susan White for donating lunch to our l crews today! Your kindness and generosity mean so much to our team, and we truly appreciate the support.
Your thoughtfulness helps keep our crews fueled and ready to serve our community. 💙🧡
09/11/2025
🚑💙🧡💚🤍 Thank You, Portage Township! 🤍💚🧡💙🚑
On behalf of Cambria Alliance EMS, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Portage Township for their support via acquiring a brand-new Stryker Power StairChair. They acquired one for us and one for our friends at Forest Hills who covers the southern end of the township.
This piece of equipment will make a tremendous difference in our daily operations—enhancing patient safety, reducing physical strain on our providers, and allowing us to serve the community more efficiently in challenging situations.
Your continued support means the world to us, and we are proud to serve a community that invests in the safety and well-being of its residents.
We’re set up at Gallitzin Fire company for their open house. Stop out to learn more about your ambulance service and get some free giveaways.
08/27/2025
We would like to thank St Benedict school in Carrolltown for having us up to teach their staff CPR and First Aid. We believe education knows no distance and are honored to have been asked. If you or your business is interested in having a class please reach out to our office or see our website.
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Cresson Area Ambulance Service, Inc. t.d.b.a. Cambria Alliance Emergency Medical Service got its start in 1929, when Norman P. Casher came to Cresson and began a funeral business. The hearses he used also served as patient transport vehicles to nearby Altoona Hospitals. The first hearse that was used was a Willis-Knight (in 1933), followed by a Pontiac which had no heater, a Dodge soon followed, and then a Buick, which was outfitted with red lights, siren, and oxygen. Finally, a Cadillac followed, and was given a first-aid kit and CB radios--all of which were installed in 1976. The rule of the attendants was: "Keep breathing; stop bleeding." The first fees for ambulance services were $10, unless the patient expired on the way to the hospital, in which case transportation was free.
On Nov. 27th, 1978, the Charles M. Kennedy Funeral Home of Cresson announced plans to form a non-profit ambulance service to be know as the Kennedy Ambulance Service, Inc. The name was incorporated because Mr. Kennedy donated all the existing medical equipment, the Cadillac, and provided the new service money to purchase a 1976 Modular ambulance for $16,000. The ambulance was staffed by three registered nurses: Betty Fulton, Cindy Sheehan, and Carol Stiles.
In 1980, Advanced Life Support (ALS) was introduced to the Cresson area. Four EMTs became paramedics, and Jack Seymore, a paramedic from nearby Altoona and former Vietnam medic, joined the service to help train the new paramedics. A $7,000 heart monitor/defibrillator and all necessary equipment, including advanced two-way radios to communicate with medical command doctors, were purchased through public donations. The hospital emergency room was virtually able to be brought to the patient's home.
In April of 1981, the service bought the George & Lee Quartz Building on 2nd St. for a generous $35,000. Before the purchase, the ambulances were housed in buildings apart from each other. After a lot of hard work and dedication, the new building had been remodeled--a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house were held on Oct. 31, 1981.
In 1988, The Kennedy Ambulance Service, Inc., through the Articles of Amendment, changed the name of the non-profit corporation to, Cresson Area Ambulance Service, Inc. Likewise, in 1991, due to the growing demands of the ambulance business, the service elected to change its form of government from within to the specialties of individuals outside the service. A Board of Directors was established to handle the financial and legal matters of the everyday operations of the business. That same year, in Oct., a mortgage burning ceremony was held at the station. Nine of the 12 charter members were in attendance and recognized along with George and Lee Quartz. Recognition was also given to the service's founders, and their portraits were hung on the conference room wall.
In 1993, building renovations were made to the building. The crew lounge, full-size kitchen, men's and women's bunk rooms, and bathrooms were renovated to accommodate the round-the-clock, paid crews.
Ashville and surrounding areas were incorporated into the service area in May of 2001, upon the request of the Ashville VFD. Likewise, in 2010, Lilly Ambulance Service merged with Cambria Alliance EMS, formerly called Cresson Area Ambulance Service Inc.
