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EMS
- Provide pre-hospital emergency medical services to our residents,
merchants and their customers, and anyone who
drives through our town;
- Standby at various functions in town (e.g., high school football
games, PBA wiffle ball tournament, youth soccer tournament, etc.);
- Public education (e.g., offering CPR classes to various
organizations).
Capabilities
- Membership
- We have approximately 35 individuals who are trained as either
drivers, First
Responders, or EMT-Bs. Everyone who rides in the ambulance is CPR
certified, which includes AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
training.
- Apparatus
- We have two ambulances. Both ambulances are inspected by an
independent agency to ensure we
are up-to-date with the latest equipment and safety.
- CPR
- All responders are required to maintain a valid Healthcare Provider
level CPR certification. Depending on the agency
(American Heart Association or Red Cross) re-certification is required
every
one or two years. Automated External Defibrillator training is
included.
- First Responders
- Usually the first level of certification obtained by members.
Members who achieve this level of certification attend classroom and practical education.
- Emergency Medical Technician-B (EMT-B)
- Members who achieve this level of certification have completed over
120 hours of classroom and hands-on practical education. In addition, EMT-Bs
are required to complete 24 hours of "core" education and an
additional 24 hours of "non core" (electives) every 3 years.
- Other required training
- Additional training is required by the State of New Jersey for both
firefighters and EMTs, such as: Incident Command, Hazardous Materials
Awareness, Confined Space Awareness, Right-to-Know, and more.
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| Calls for 2009 |
| Fire |
333 |
| EMS |
979 |
| Calls for June 2010 |
| Fire |
24 |
| EMS |
96 |
| Calls year-to-date |
| Fire |
187 |
| EMS |
451 |
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