This Giving Tuesday, the Butler Eagle is preparing for an in-depth reporting project that will highlight the EMS crisis, bring to light the financial and staffing struggles our ambulance services face and make clear to the community -- especially elected officials -- that their support is needed for this essential service.

The best thing you can do is support your local ambulance service: For instance, buy a membership at Butler Ambulance Service, donate to Quality EMS or locate your own local EMS provider to support.

But, the conversation on the crisis that ambulance services are facing is not new. Bigger change is still needed. Our reporting can encourage that change on a local and state level.

If you have already supported your local ambulance service, please consider supporting our reporting, which will include a comprehensive guide on "how to support your local EMS," checkup on the health of our local ambulance services and elevate conversations on the EMS Crisis in ways that can make change happen.

Here's how to support the Butler Eagle's reporting project here.