Lehighton Ambulance Association

Lehighton Ambulance Association 🚑 We proudly serve the residents of Carbon & Schuylkill County! Lehighton Ambulance separated from the fire company in 1992 as a stand-alone entity.

Lehighton Ambulance is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization, created on January 26th, 1954 as part of the Lehigh Fire Co #1. In 1996, Lehighton Ambulance started its Advanced Life Support (ALS) program as the ALS provider at the time was being dissolved. Currently Lehighton Ambulance is the largest EMS provider and the only licensed ALS provider based in Carbon County. We serve a population of approximately 70,000 full time residents and have a coverage area of about 400 square miles in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Lehighton Ambulance responds from four stations located in Lehighton Borough, Jim Thorpe Borough, Penn Forest Township and Summit Hill Borough. With over 55 Career staff members and 20 volunteers dedicated to providing expert medical care, we were able to respond to 6,500 emergencies and 1,000 transports in 2011. Lehighton Ambulance proudly provides Basic & Advanced Life Support to:
Carbon County:
The Boroughs of Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Parryville, Summit Hill, Lansford, and Weissport
The Townships of Franklin, Penn Forest, and Portions of East Penn, Mahoning and Towamensing

Lehighton Ambulance proudly provides Advanced Life Support in assistance to local Basic Life Support Service to:
Carbon County:
The Boroughs of Bowmanstown, Nesquehoning, and Palmerton
The Townships of East Penn, Kidder, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, and Towamensing
Schuylkill County:
The Boroughs of Coaldale and Tamaqua
The Township of West Penn and Portions of Rush, Schuylkill, and Walker Townships

Did you know that LAA provides football standbys? 🏈Player safety is always our top priority, and having our team on stan...
09/12/2025

Did you know that LAA provides football standbys? 🏈
Player safety is always our top priority, and having our team on standby ensures these young athletes have immediate care available if needed.

Tonight, we were proud to support the Jim Thorpe varsity team as they faced Tamaqua. Thank you for the opportunity to keep our community’s athletes safe!

We have released our schedule of upcoming community educational opportunities!!! Follow the link below to register! htt...
09/08/2025

We have released our schedule of upcoming community educational opportunities!!! Follow the link below to register!
https://admin.eservicestech.com/p/lehighton/events

We currently have Heartsaver CPR and First Aid classes available for community members and BLS CPR classes available for healthcare workers and students.

Stay tuned to our page for other opportunities!

08/18/2025

Upcoming Community Education: American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR (Healthcare Provider CPR) on August 26, at 5:30pm, at our Jim Thorpe Station! Sign up using the link below! Sign up today! Class size is limited!!!
https://admin.eservicestech.com/p/lehighton/events/9442/view

🚨 🚓 🚒 🚑 Tuesday was an active night for Lehighton Ambulance! We attend 5 different community events at the same time! ...
08/07/2025

🚨 🚓 🚒 🚑 Tuesday was an active night for Lehighton Ambulance! We attend 5 different community events at the same time! Thank you to the Palmerton Police Department, Jim Thorpe Police Department, Nesquehoning Police Department, Coaldale Crime Watch, and the Carbon County Fair for allowing us to join in your festivities with National Night Out and Children’s Day at the Fair!!! We all had an amazing time! A lot of people learned Hands Only CPR and Bleeding Control measures at these events!! 🚑 🚒 🚓 🚨

*These pictures were gathered from all of our events Tuesday night and are not presented in any specific order!*

Come on out and visit us and support Franklin Fire Company at their annual block party! Thank you Franklin Township Vol...
07/26/2025

Come on out and visit us and support Franklin Fire Company at their annual block party! Thank you Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Co. for inviting us to be part of your event!

Yeaterday, multiple crews responded a house fire in Coaldale. Thank you to the community members that provided donation...
07/24/2025

Yeaterday, multiple crews responded a house fire in Coaldale. Thank you to the community members that provided donations!

It is a privilege to be able to support our local firefighters!

Thank you to everyone who that came out tonight!! Especially thank you to the organizations that participated Penn Fore...
07/18/2025

Thank you to everyone who that came out tonight!! Especially thank you to the organizations that participated Penn Forest Twp Volunteer Fire Co #1, Highway Safety Network D5 Community Traffic Safety, and the Nolan Ritchie Staying a Float Foundation!

Free event tonight at Penn Forest Fire Company #1!!!! Come out and learn all about safety and basic first aid!
07/17/2025

Free event tonight at Penn Forest Fire Company #1!!!! Come out and learn all about safety and basic first aid!

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516 Iron Sreet
Lehighton, PA
18235

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+16103775155

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Lehighton Ambulance is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization, created on January 26th, 1954 as part of the Lehigh Fire Co #1. Lehighton Ambulance separated from the fire company in 1992 as a stand-alone entity. In 1996, Lehighton Ambulance started its Advanced Life Support (ALS) program as the ALS provider at the time was being dissolved. Currently Lehighton Ambulance is the largest EMS provider and the only licensed ALS provider based in Carbon County. We serve a population of approximately 70,000 full time residents and have a coverage area of about 400 square miles in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Lehighton Ambulance responds from four stations located in Lehighton Borough, Jim Thorpe Borough, Penn Forest Township and Summit Hill Borough. With over 55 Career staff members and 20 volunteers dedicated to providing expert medical care, we were able to respond to 10,000 plus calls and 4000 plus transports in 2018. Lehighton Ambulance proudly provides Basic & Advanced Life Support to: Carbon County: The Boroughs of Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Parryville, Nesquehoning, Summit Hill, Lansford, and Weissport The Townships of Franklin, Penn Forest, and Portions of East Penn, Mahoning and Towamensing Lehighton Ambulance proudly provides Advanced Life Support in assistance to local Basic Life Support Service to the following municipalities. Carbon County: The Boroughs of Bowmanstown and Palmerton The Townships of East Penn, Kidder, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning, and Towamensing Schuylkill County: The Boroughs of Coaldale and Tamaqua The Township of West Penn and Portions of Rush, Schuylkill, and Walker Townships

Our Management Team

Keith Heckman: Director of Operations / Administrator John Reinbold: Supervisor / CFO Timothy Rigotti: Supervisor / CIO / HR Jarad Yeastedt: Supervisor / Patient Care Manager

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