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Middletown First Aid & Rescue Squad
Founded1933
Headquarters
11 Cruse Pl, North Middletown, NJ 07748
Area served
Middletown New Jersey
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Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad is located in Middletown Township, New Jersey. It is completely volunteer agency providing basic life support services for medical emergencies for the residents and visitors of Middletown Twp. It was established in 1933.

Middletown First Aid consists of approximately 14 members who are Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and are able to take charge of calls and handle patient care. Supplemental members of the squad include reserve, drivers, probationary, and diver-only members.

Middletown First Aid answers calls for medical emergencies, trauma, behavior emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, assist the fire department, vehicle extrication, and water rescue.

Apparatus

Water rescue

The Water Rescue Unit is commanded by a Captain and a Lieutenant. The unit specializes in underwater search and recovery, ice rescue, and boat rescues. The team consists of approximately 10 certified divers, boat operators, and dive tenders.

September 11th terrorist attacks

Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad utilized many of its resources after the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City. Middletown First Aid along with other members of the Middletown EMS set up a staging and treatment center for the Highlands Ferry. Many of the victims and people in New York City took the ferry service to escape the city. The EMS services assisted in the decontamination of debris from the tower collapse, treatment of minor injuries on scene, and triage and transport to area hospitals. Middletown First Aid coordinated most of these efforts. Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad sent members in Rescue 355 into the city in the rescue efforts at ground zero. The teams utilized the tools of the truck to remove debris and searched for survivors at the scene.

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