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Last month proved to be another busy month for the Independence First Aid Squad, with 195 requests for service.
Here are the responses by the municipality for February 2023: Independence Township - 28 Liberty Township - 27 Mansfield Township- 92 Allamuchy Township – 2 Belvidere- 1 Blairstown Township- 3 Frelinghuysen Township – 5 (1 Long-term Care Facilities) Hackettstown – 17 Hardwick Township- 1 Hope Township – 3 Knowlton Township- 3 Washington Borough – 7 Washington Township - 3 White Township- 3 The above calls are the calls the Independence First Aid Squad was requested to respond to. The primary EMS agency or a closer mutual aid agency may have canceled our response to some of the calls we were dispatched to. During February 2023, the First Aid Squad had 147 patient contacts and 117 patient transports. February 2023 Response Times (All Calls): Average Dispatch to Responding: 3.31 Average Dispatch to Scene: 12.88 In February 2023, the Independence First Aid Squad missed 5 calls in our primary area. The following EMS Agencies handled the 5 calls: Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad- 5 We are always looking for new volunteers to join our team. For more information, visit www.73rescue.org
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In 2022, Independence First Aid Squad (IFAS), had the busiest year in the history of the organization with a total 1,519 calls for service. This represents a 62.6% increase over the 934 requests for service that occured in 2021 and a 165.1% increase from the 573 calls for service in 2020. Of the 1,519 calls for service, IFAS had 1,029 patient contacts and 794 of the calls resulted in transport to the hospital.
Average Dispatch to Responding: 4.31 minutes Average Dispatch to On Scene (All calls): 14.12 minutes Average Dispatch to On Scene (Primary area only): 12.06 minutes Responses by Municipality: Independence Township: 402 requests Liberty Township: 180 requests Mansfield Township: 117 requests Allamuchy Township: 32 requests Belvidere Town: 23 requests Blairstown Township: 40 requests Frelinghuysen Township: 125 requests Hackettstown: 392 requests Hardwick Township: 10 requests Harmony Township: 11 requests Hope Township: 35 requests Knowlton Township: 32 requests Lopatcong Township: 1 request Oxford Township: 24 requests Phillipsburg Town: 2 requests Washington Borough: 5 requests Washington Township: 4 requests White Township: 81 requests Out of County: 3 requests In 2022 IFAS missed 15 calls in our primary area. The following EMS Agencies handled the 15 calls: Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad: 1 Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad: 8 Mansfield Emergency Medical Services: 3 Oxford Emergency Squad: 3 The Independence First Aid Squad (IFAS) had a very successful first day at our second station out of Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company. IFAS handled 9 calls for service with the second station handling 3 calls. IFAS would like to thank Lieutenant Lundy and EMT Potter for being our first crew to be stationed in the Township of Mansfield. We look foward to a successful year serving our communities! Pictured from left to right: Chief Vazquez, Lieutenant Lundy, EMT Potter, and Deputy Chief Nicholls  |
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