EMS News

Budd Lake Resident Thanks Squad, PD For Response, 2008 Officers Elected

The following is a reprint from the Mt. Olive Chronicle website's Opinion section.

EDITOR: I would like to thank the Mount Olive Police Department and the Budd Lake First Aid and Rescue Squad for their quick response to a 911 call last week, which saved my life.

Within minutes of the call Mount Olive Police were on the scene providing first aid to me until the First Aid Squad arrived.

Due to their quick action and transport to the hospital, I was able to survive the heart attack I had suffered. There is no doubt in my mind that they saved my life. Thanks to them, my family and I are able to celebrate the holidays together.

Martin A. Verona

Washington Street
Mt. Olive Township

Squad Graduates Six First Responders
(Mt. Olive, NJ) The Budd Lake First Aid and Rescue Squad are pleased tp announce thyen graduation of six from the National Safety Council's First Responder Program.
     Squad members Cyndi Kusse, Jesse Vitulli, Nick Petonak, Coral DeCarolis, Kyle Gulick and Brain Foote recently completed the First Responder Program through Emergency Services Training Associates.
     "Station 27 is determined to raise our standard of care and get our members advanced training at the earliest possible time." said Captain Frank Carlo.
     "After six months of probation we want our members to advance beyond basic first aid and on First Responder or EMT. With this advanced training we can give our patients a higher standard of care and that is something that we have been doing for the past several years."
     BLFARS is continually adding more services and a more advanced training for its members adding more cross-trained members and advanced care such as the Epi-Pen.