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What is the minimum age required to join?
Full active members must be 18 years or older. A valid, "clean" driver license is also required..
The squad also supports a very active Explorer Post program for High School Students who maintain at least a C average.
Click to link to additional information on the Explorer program.
What is the minimum training required to join?
To begin as a probationary attendant, a valid CPR for the Healthcare Provider certificate plus a valid Red Cross Standard First Aid certificate is required.
These courses are offered by the American Red Cross and others. The squad sponsors these courses about every eight weeks. Click the Schedule to see upcoming classes.
The classes are offered to new and prospective members as well as outsiders.
What training do members receive?
To maintain our standard of care, the squad conducts training throughout the year, normally the second Monday of each month. Topics include:
CPR, professional.
Preventing disease transmission.
Vehicle rescue techniques.
Pediatric respiratory emergencies.
Defibrillation training.
EKG, 12 lead training.
Lung sounds.
Water rescue, and others.
You are invited to stop by at 8pm on the second Monday of the month to sit in.
When are the regularly scheduled meetings held?
The squad conducts business meetings the fourth Monday of each month, and almost every second Monday we have a training session.
You are invited to stop by at 8pm on this night to meet the squad and get more information.
How often are members "on duty"?
Members are expected to be on duty with a regular evening crew, one evening per week, from 6 PM to 6 AM, Monday through Friday. Members also are asked to serve on a crew two weekend shifts per month, of 12-hours each.
The squad responds to over 600 calls per year. Most members respond to 50 or more calls per year.
Where do members wait for a 911 call?
Members receive uniforms, pagers and portable radios. "On duty" members usually stay at home or anywhere in town. It is not necessary to stay at the building.
After the 911 dispatcher sends an alert signal known as "tones" to all squad member pagers, the duty crew communicates via the radios and determine where all responding members will meet. Most crews meet at the building and respond to the scene together.
All members are volunteers so nobody is paid for their service. This is true for most EMS and Fire Departments in New Jersey. Advanced Life Support Paramedics are employees of certain hospitals such as Robert Wood Johnson.
Recently, voters approved a pension plan for EMS volunteers who meet certain length of service requirements. Also, the state legislature is reviewing a number of other reward programs including college tuition reimbursement and others.
All crews are headed by a chief with a minimum of one-year of experience and certified
to the EMT level.
New members are never expected or asked to do things they are untrained for or are
uncomfortable with.
New members begin by documenting facts about the patient; by retrieving equipment from the ambulance as requested by the crew chief; or by driving first back from the hospital and then eventually to the hospital.
Again, no one does things they are not ready for but the minute you are ready, the challenge is there!
How do I apply for membership?
Applying for membership is easy. Simply download a copy of our Membership Application You can also complete it online, its in Adobe Fill-in format. Print the application and send it to us at:
TOPMembership PO Box 392 Kingston, NJ 08528