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FEBRUARY 2023 RESPONSE STATISTICS

3/7/2023

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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
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We are always looking for new volunteers to join our team. For more information, visit www.73rescue.org
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2022 AGENCY STATISTICS

1/9/2023

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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
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STATION 2 GOES IN SERVICE

1/1/2023

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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!
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Pictured from left to right: Chief Vazquez, Lieutenant Lundy, EMT Potter, and Deputy Chief Nicholls
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