Fall 2018 EMT Courses Announced

The Fall 2018 EMT schedule has been released and registration is open on the Council web site.  Courses include an EMT Original class at Wilton EMS Station #2 in Schuylerville and an EMT Refresher class at Malta-Stillwater EMS Main Station in Malta.  Click here for a...

Dispatch Change – Feb 1, 2018

Effective February 1 (2018), Saratoga County will begin dispatching EMS calls with an address AND the municipality in which the call is located.  Lately, we have been struggling to dispatch EMS calls by Zone, particularly in Wilton, Malta-Stillwater and Clifton Park. ...

3M Donates Stethoscopes to Vet EMT Class

3M has graciously donated sixteen 3M Littman Master Classic II Navy Blues Stethoscopes, one to each of the military veterans currently enrolled in the Saratoga County EMS EMT Original Class for Military Veterans.  The class, currently in progress at Clifton Park &...

Spring 2018 EMT Courses Announced

The Saratoga County EMS Council’s Spring 2018 course schedule has been released and sign up for classes on the Council web site is open.  Courses include an EMT Original and EMT Refresher at the Malta-Stillwater EMS main station. Click here for a PDF copy of the...

Fall EMT Courses Announced

The Fall EMT Course schedule has been released and on-line registration is open.  Courses include an EMT Original course at the Fire Training Center, an EMT Refresher course at Malta-Stillwater EMS and an EMT Original course for Military Veterans.  Click here for a...

World CPR Challenge

The week of May 21 – 27, 2017 is EMS Week and, in a collaborative effort by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and American Medical Response (AMR) will also be the week of a World CPR...

New Deputy EMS Coordinator Named

Tracy Weir, Assistant Chief of Operations for Waterford Rescue Squad has been named to fill the vacant EMS Deputy Coordinator position, effective December 15th, 2016.  In appointing her, EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy said, “Tracy has taken a lead role in several...

Spring 2017 EMT Courses Announced

The Saratoga County EMS Council’s Spring 2017 course schedule has been released and sign up for classes on the Council web site is open.  Courses include an EMT Original and EMT Refresher at the Malta-Stillwater EMS main station and an EMT Original class for...

Dispatch Change – MA Mark Moved to 3 Minutes

Effective Monday, March 7th (2016) at 0800, crew confirmation will be implemented for EMS calls. If a crew has not been confirmed within 3 minutes of initial call activation, EMS Dispatch will Mutual Aid the call following the MAP on file. Confirmation means radio...

Field Pronouncements of Death Policy Issued

County EMS Coordinator has issued Policy 15-02, Field Pronouncements of Death in an effort to standardize this practice across services in the County. Multiple agencies contributed to this policy including the County Coroners, County Sheriff, State Police, numerous...