News & Announcements

CCT Course to start February 2008 in Ballston Lake

Ballston Lake Emergency Squad will sponsor a CCT course at their Station (Rte 146A in Ballston Lake) beginning in February 2008. The course will run 6-10 PM on Monday and Wednesday nights starting February 20th and testing in November. The Instructor will be Kevin Diggs (REMO). Tuition is $1,200 payable at the start of the course (ALS agencies can voucher NYS for tuition reimbursement for students who complete the course and become certified). If you are interested in taking the class, please contact Mike Nyhan from Ballston Lake at 399-6507 or by email to mnyhan1@nycap.rr.com. Click here for a course announcement flyer.

Call for Comments – Church St. Reconstruction @ Saratoga ED

The Creighton Manning Engineering firm unveiled plans for reconstruction of the Church and Myrtle Street intersection near the ED Entrance to Saratoga Hospital at the February EMS Council meeting. They are soliciting feedback from EMS services regarding alternatives presently consisting of a roundabout or a new traffic signal with a left turn lane for traffic turning north on Myrtle towards the hospital. From a traffic operations standpoint either option (signal or roundabout) would work equally well. Roundabouts provide safety benefits and have been proven to reduce the number of injury and fatality accidents at intersections (see NYS DOT site: https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/main/roundabouts). A public information session on the project is scheduled for Monday, March 10th at 7pm at Saratoga Springs City Hall in the Council Chambers. Plans for the signal option can be viewed by clicking here. Plans for the roundabout option can be viewed by clicking here. A comment form can be downloaded by clicking here. Questions or requests for additional information can be addressed to Project Engineer Steve Godlewski at sgodlewski@cmellp.com.

Flu Vaccine Drill

Saratoga County Public Health and Saratoga Hospital will conduct a Pandemic Preparedness Drill at the Wilton Medical Arts (Staples Building) on Route 50 in Wilton Monday, December 18th from 2 pm until 7 pm. To test Public Health ability to rapidly vaccinate a population, the County is offering flu vaccines to all Saratoga County EMS, Fire, and Law Enforcement personnel at no cost. Agencies and departments should call the hospital at 583-8436 or email to tbrooks@saratogacare.org with a head count to assist in preparations for the drill.