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Whether you want to ride with a crew or be part of our administration, we are always looking for volunteers. Find out how to join our team!

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We are funded entirely through private donations. We do not receive any tax dollars from the City of Summit or any other government agency and we do not bill for any services.

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News & Events

Squad Launches Buy a Brick Campaign

April 7, 2016

Our Buy-A-Brick program allows you to support the Squad and also own a piece of Summit history. Commemorative bricks are available in 3 sizes and will be engraved with text chosen by each supporter. A logo or graphic of the donor’s choosing may also be included. Each brick will installed in the walkway outside the main entrance to our new headquarters at 1000 Summit Ave.

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Squad Gets Visit from Congressman Lance

March 9, 2016

Congressman Leonard Lance recently paid a visit to the new headquarters of the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad.

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Squad Elects New Leadership

January 4, 2016

The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad begins 2016 with a newly reorganized Board of Trustees and Officers that include some new members as well as some familiar faces.

Mike D’Ecclessis, a volunteer for nearly 40 years who served as President in once in the 1980s and for 2 years in the early 90s returns for a 3rd tour of duty in that position.  John Buscaino is the new Vice President.  Steve Mortenson is the new Corresponding Secretary while Ken Herr and Chris Raymond will remain in their roles as Treasurer and Recording Secretary, respectively.

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Summit First Aid Squad Featured on Verizon FiOS1 News

December 18, 2015

Watch the December 8 episode of Push Pause on Verizon FioS1 News about the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad:

Click HERE to watch now!

 

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'Tis the Season... for Ambulance Calls!

December 15, 2015

It’s not uncommon for members of the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad to see an increase in calls during major holidays or during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year.  That was certainly true last weekend when squad volunteers answered 22 emergency calls between Saturday morning and Monday evening.

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Summit EMS Responds to Berkeley Heights Brush Fire

November 28, 2015

Summit EMS Volunteers assisted with the rehab operations at the scene of the "Black Friday" brush fire in Berkeley Heights.

Read about it in TapInto.net.

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Summit Volunteer Gives the Gift of Life

November 26, 2015

Dana Henderson, an active volunteer EMT with the Summit First Aid Squad is donating a kidney to a friend in need. 

Read all about it in TapInto Summit.

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Summit Squad Responds to Elizabeth Explosion

November 14, 2015

Members of the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad were among the many mutual aid resources to respond to the scene of a natural gas explosion at an Elizabeth home on Wednesday.

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Summit EMS is the New Jersey Squad of the Year!

October 26, 2015

The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad was selected as the EMS Squad of the Year by the EMS Council of New Jersey.  The annual award honors the Emergency Medical Services agency that best demonstrates its contribution to the development and growth of quality EMS care within their community and was presented to members of the Summit EMS unit during the NJ EMS Council annual symposium held in Parsippany last week.

Read all about it in TAPintoSummit!.  Click here.

 

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Squad Volunteers Travel with Stokes Team

October 8, 2015

For more than 40 years, the Stokes Outdoor Experience Program, or "Stokes" as it is commonly known, has marked the rite of passage for 6th graders starting their first year at Summit’s Lawton C. Johnson Middle School.

For the past four years, two EMTs from the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad have traveled with an ambulance to provide medical coverage for the event.  Those 2 volunteers have been Linda Wolf and Greg Vartan.

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