December 20, 2022
CONTACT INFORMATION: Chief Nicholas Vazquez [email protected] 908-736-6025 Release Date: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP EMS COVERAGE The Independence First Aid Squad (IFAS) is proud to announce the expansion of our primary EMS coverage to the Township of Mansfield, effective midnight on January 1, 2023. IFAS was named the primary EMS agency for the Township of Mansfield through township ordinance on December 14, 2022, after the Township approached IFAS to establish a plan to increase adequate EMS staffing for the Township. Year to date, for 2022, IFAS has been dispatched to 114 calls for service in the Township of Mansfield with an average dispatch to on-scene time of 15 minutes. Additionally, most of the calls for service IFAS has handled in the Township of Mansfield have been handled as a 3 rd due or staffed agency response. This means IFAS was not requested to respond to the incident for more than 12 minutes after the initial primary EMS agency was dispatched, drastically delaying patient care. IFAS will be providing 24/7 EMS coverage to the Township of Mansfield. In addition, IFAS will add an additional staffed BLS Ambulance in the Township of Mansfield during the peak call volume to reduce response times and ensure adequate staffing for all of the townships we service. Our staffed Ambulance that will be placed in the Township of Mansfield is estimated to handle 65-70% of the call volume in the Township of Mansfield. Year to date, for 2022, IFAS has been dispatched to 1,469 calls for service. While 2022 has been our busiest year, we have provided a 99% response rate to our primary area. Year to date, we have missed 15 calls for service in our primary response area. Adding Mansfield Township to our coverage area will not change the services IFAS currently provides to Independence and Liberty Townships.
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