Saratoga County Fair EMS Call for Assistance

The Saratoga County Fair kicks off Tuesday, July 18th and will run through Sunday, July 23rd. EMS staffing is needed from 9 am through midnight each day. Annually, EMS providers donate countless hours to cover special events during evenings weekends and to staff the...

Ambulance Billing Income at Risk?

If you were the recent recipient of an email, fax, or snail mail letter headlined, “YOUR BILLING INCOME IS AT RISK,” you might want to read a memo from Attorney Paul Gillan of the Albany firm Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde (www.icrh.com). Paul is...

Oxygen Regulator Fires – NIOSH/FDA Notice

NIOSH and the FDA recently issued a joint notice describing potential for fire at oxygen regulator and cylinder valve interfaces resulting from incorrect use of seal gaskets. Depending on how you fill your bottles (in house or through a commercial provider), this may...

DOH Issues Memo on 2005 Guidelines

DOH Bureau Director Ed Wronski issued a memo to all agencies and providers outlining how the Bureau plans to incorporate CPR Guidelines 2005 into NYS Written Exams and protocols. While local training and implementation is proceeding, it appears that it will take some...

Radio System Update

Blue Wing, the consultant hired by Saratoga County to explore alternatives to the stalled radio system upgrade, gave a report to the Public Safety Committee at their June 2006 meeting. Click here to view a Blue Wing PowerPoint presentation that explores the status of...

2006 EMS Memorial set for May 17th in Albany

DOH has announced that three EMS Providers who died in the line of duty during 2005 will be added to the NYS EMS Memorial Tree of Life in a service to be held on May 17th, 2006 at 11 am at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Any agency wishing to send Corps vehicles...

Moreau Comical Stitches Benefit

Moreau EMS is planning their annual Comical Stitches fundraiser to be held Saturday, April 14th at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls. Tickets are $15 per person. Click here for a posting about the event.

CPR Instructors: Additional Updates Scheduled

Two additional updates for Saratoga County AHA CPR Instructors have been scheduled. All currently certified instructors should attend one of the following sessions in order to continue teaching after June 1st: April 6 (Thurs) – Moreau Emergency Squad 6-10 pm...

Moreau Seminar Rescheduled

The Homeland Terrorism Seminar in Moreau has been rescheduled for Saturday. March 18th, 2006 in Glens Falls. Cost is $80 per person and includes full day seminar attendance, 7 CME hours, breaks, lunch, a dinner reception with live entertainment and more.

WMD Course added to Pilot Recert Program

The Pilot Refresher Course now in progress has added an Emergency Response to Terrorism session on Tuesday, December 6th from 7-11 PM at the Fire Training Center. This course, which meets the mandatory WMD/Terrorism requirement for Pilot Refresher students at ALL...