EMS Coordinator Issues Urgent Swine Flu Advisory

EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy issued an April 26th advisory to all Saratoga County EMS Agencies outlining key strategies for EMS agencies (including Fire Department first responders) to implement for protection of their members and public health partners in managing...

Dispatch Change delayed until May 1

In a memo to all Saratoga County EMS and Fire Services, EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy and Fire Coordinator Ed Tremblay outline two Radio Procedure Changes that will take effect April 1, 2009. The first is a specific “manpower request” procedure that will...

Autism First Responders Conference

Senator Roy McDonald and the Saratoga County Council on Autism will hold an Autism First Responders Conference on Thursday, March 26th (2009) at the Comfort Inn Suites in Clifton Park from 9 am until 3 pm. There is no cost to attend. RSVP is needed by March 16th to...

Draft Crew Confirmation Protocol Released

A draft amendment to the EMS Mutual Aid Plan that incorporates crew confirmation to comply with a REMAC advisory on Agency Response Parameters was presented at the February 11th EMS Council meeting. Although agencies are able to comply with the directive under the...

AWR-160 WMD Awareness Program Openings

Dec. 2 & 4 – An AWR-160 WMD (Weapons Of Mass Destruction) Awareness-Level Training Course will be held Tuesday December 2nd (Part 1) and Thursday December 4th (Part 2) at the Fire Training Center. Both sessions run from 7-10 PM. The program is part of the...

Corinth Fire tones to Simulcast on 925

Effective November 16, 2008 Corinth Fire alerting tones will be simulcast on both Fire Control and EMS Dispatch (155.925). This test precedes planned migration of all Fire paging onto the 155.925 frequency which has been pushed ahead into 2009. Stay tuned for further...