After more than 70 years in service, an emergency rescue squad in South Jersey is in danger of shutting down.

The Tabernacle Rescue Squad serves Tabernacle, Shamong and Woodland Townships in Burlington County.

Across Tabernacle Township, signs are popping up showing support for the Tabernacle Rescue Squad. Ruth Hornickel said she doesn't want the township to pull the plug on the ambulance service.

"It's frightening, it really is," Hornickel said.

Hornickel said she was at a crowded and at times contentious council meeting Monday night, where many neighbors voiced objections to a possible closure.

"The biggest concerns are that the people quite possibly could die because they're waiting on another town to respond to an emergency," Hornickel said.

"It was a very passionate meeting with

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