News & Announcements

EMS Leaders in Saratoga County are strongly encouraged to subscribe to the confidential Alerts Listserv started in November 2004 by the EMS Council. The Alerts Listserv will be used exclusively to disseminate confidential information in the event of a Regional, Statewide, or National emergency involving emergency services or public health. “There presently is no other means of quickly and privately distributing confidential information to EMS agency leaders in Saratoga County. I appreciate the Council putting this communication link into place for our use,” said Saratoga County EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy . Available under the Subscribe button at the top of this page are an EMS News Listserv, a Courses Listserv, and a confidential Alerts Listserv for EMS Leaders.

As presented during the MCI Train the Trainer class and the last EMS Council meeting, WMD First Responder Escape Packs will be distributed by the County Fire Coordinator on Tuesday, July 26th at the Fire Training Center. A brief inservice on use of the packs will be given to start at 7 PM. Preregistration is required by calling the Fire Coordinator’s Office at 884-4702.

Effective 7:00 AM on February 25, 2005 Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department will implement a 6 month trial of a multi-agency Paramedic Mutual Aid program involving Corinth, Moreau, Wilton, and General Schuyler. For situations requiring either “Paramedic Assistance” or “Advanced Airway Management” (under a REMO approved trial program), a “Signal 41” will be activated on the EMS Dispatch frequency. Response is limited to ALS personnel who have been issued pagers that activate with the Signal 41 tone following standard Saratoga County EMS Radio and Mutual Aid procedures. Any questions regarding the Signal 41 trial should be referred to County EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy.

An American Heart CPR Instructor Course will be held at Malta Ambulance on January 11 (7-10pm), January 18 (7-10pm), and concluding January 29 (10am – 2pm). Instructors from ARC and NSC who wish to cross over need only attend the Jan 11th session. Cost will be $50.00 per student plus instructor manuals, which need to be obtained by each student individually (Heartsaver Instructor Manual Collection Order # 70-2303 includes all of the instructor manuals needed to teach American Heart Association Heartsaver courses. This shrink-wrapped package contains the following: Instructor’s Manual: Basic Life Support, Instructor’s Manual: Heartsaver AED, Instructor’s Manual: Heartsaver First Aid – $50 which is $25 less than purchasing each book separately) available from either of the following suppliers: Laerdal www.laerdal.com, Channing Bete www.channing-bete.com, or Worldpoint ECC www.worldpoint-ecc.com. Crossover instructor candidates’ cost for this course will be $25. This class is limited to 15 new Instructor students. To register or inquire about the course email to CPRTRAIN@nycap.rr.com.

The Countywide ALS Agreement was approved at the December 13, 2004 EMS Council meeting. The final version of the Agreement will be mailed to all agencies shortly and can also be downloaded by clicking here. For those interested in the history of the Agreement’s development, the information package “full version” containing all questions and answers since the agreement was first opened for comment can be seen by clicking here.