The VMSC provides emergency ambulance and rescue services to the North Penn area and surrounding communities
In October of 1933, the corps revised its Articles of Incorporation and adopted the corporate name used to this day- The Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale. With the change in name, the corps moved from being a paramilitary organization to one devoted exclusively to emergency medical care and rescue services of the residents of the North Penn Region.
Up to 1986, all staffing of ambulance and rescue calls came from Volunteers. However, as the region's population grew the annual volume of calls began to overtax available volunteers. The need for supplemental staffing by career Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, and office staff. The career staff works in tandem with our dedicated volunteers to staff the ambulances and various specialized rescue vehicles that form the Corps' fleet.