08/20/2024 12:17:39 PMBC3 academy formed to counter shortage nets first 8 EMTs(Butler, PA) Eight Butler County residents have become certified emergency medical technicians through an inaugural and accelerated Butler County Community College EMS Academy formed to confront what a county commissioner calls a shortage of the first-responders so severe that response times to crises are exacerbated.Eight Butler County residents earned emergency medical technician certification through Butler County Community College’s inaugural EMS Academy held June 17 to Aug. 4 on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township. New EMTs are, top row, from left, Zachary Broome, Butler; Victoria Donaldson, Sarver; Paige Duke, Renfrew; and Patrick Kresh, Butler Township. Bottom row, from left, Alyssa Magill, Butler; Ian Manuel, West Sunbury; Kristin Radovich, Sarver; and Benjamin Shumway, Slippery Rock.Community ImpactEMS AcademyPublic SafetyThis is a collage of eight portraits of EMS students.