Radio Consultant Meeting

On Thursday December 1st, 2005 at 7 PM at the Fire Training Center, the County’s Radio Engineering consultants (NYSTEC) would like to meet with one representative from each EMS and Fire agency in Saratoga County to solicit user feedback on the performance of the...

Radio Survey – Your Input Needed!

NYSTEC, the firm hired by Saratoga County to evaluate the existing Emergency Services Radio System and make recommendations to improve reliability, provide redundancy, and restore signals to the level experienced some 8-10 years ago has issued a survey they would like...

New MAP for Moreau

Effective at midnight on October 6, 2005, a revised Mutual Aid Plan (MAP) will take effect for Moreau Emergency Squad. The revised plan replaces page 18 of the Saratoga County EMS Mutual Aid Plan dated October 2004. Copies of the revised plan are available at the...

Eichorst Named NYS 2005 EMS Educator of Excellence

Certified Instructor Coordinator Joyce Eichorst of Saratoga County has been selected by the New York State EMS Council as the 2005 EMS Educator of Excellence. The award, to be presented at the NYS Vital Signs Conference Awards Banquet in Rochester on October 15th of...

REMO Honors County EMS Providers

The Regional Emergency Medical Organization honored Deputy EMS Coordinator Andre Delvaux, Certified Instructor Coordinator Joyce Eichorst, and the General Schuyler Emergency Squad at an awards ceremony on September 26th. Delvaux was awarded the Harriet Weber...

Moreau Homeland Terrorism Seminar

The Moreau Emergency Squad one day Homeland Terrorism Seminar on Saturday, September 17th, 2005 at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls, NY has been postponed until 2006. Registrants will be contacted by the seminar organizers. A new date has not been confirmed,...

EMS History Exhibit to Open at NYS Museum

From November 20, 2004 through September 11, 2005, the NYS Museum will display an EMS history exhibit called, “Help Is Here.” Fifteen historic ambulances dating from the end of the 19th century to present as well as uniforms and historic photographs will be shown. The...

First Responder Escape Pack Training Aids Posted

Two PowerPoint presentations have been posted to the Downloads section of the Council website for agency level use in demonstration and orientation to the WMD backpacks and Scott SCRAM escape hoods distributed on Tuesday, July 26th at the Fire Training Center. Both...

I-90 to Close Nights & Weekends 6/10 thru 8/27

Interstate 90 between Exits 2 (Washington Ave) and 5 (Everett Rd) will be shut down for resurfacing during nights and weekends beginning June 10th, 2005 and continuing through at least August 27th. Both East and Westward directions are scheduled for closure at...

EMS and Fire Groups Highlight Radio Problems

In a press conference at the Clifton Park Firehouse on August 9th, representative of Saratoga County Fire and EMS organizations highlighted ongoing problems with the emergency radio communications in the County. Clifton Park Fire Chief Art Hunsinger, Saratoga County...