National Emergency Medical Services Week

The week of May 21st is officially National Emergency Medical Services Week. Southbury Ambulance Association says "Thank you" to all EMS volunteers!!

Gary Abrams, Melanie Belec, Kyle Bielanos, Jennifer Biereder, Bonnie Brown, Kenneth Buckley, Alex Cieply, Burt Cieply, Eric Cieply, Shayna Cieply, Joe Dellamura, Robert Fattibene, Alicia Gallo, Robert Gardner, Thomas Gillotti, Richard Heebner, Colleen Hickey, Geralyn Hoyt, Robert Huenerberg, Faria Iqbal,  Gordon Jones, Menachem Karolitzky, Wayne King, Debra Leddy, Judith Lee, Sharon
Maas, Roman Massi, Maria Mucci, Leah Mucciarone, Kelly Murphy, Carrie Ann Palermo, Theresa Pitassi, David Polmon, Megan Posey, Martin Rajcok, Athena Rakebrand, David Rawlings, Gregory Skelly, Carolyn Somers, Alexander Tillinghast, Drew Tomek, Mandi Trumpp, Tori Trumpp, Kaitlyn VanAken, Henry Venthuizen, Evan
Vericker, Suzanne Vetter, Eryn Wassa, Katherine Whitney, Janet Zapor, Scott Ziegler

“Many hours of service are given by each and every volunteer each day all year long around the clock. Our volunteers and their families give time and that is one of the most valuable things we have. Thank you!” said Geralyn Hoyt, SAA Chief/President.

Throughout the year SAA offers EMR, EMT and CPR classes for the public. SAA sponsors an Amber Alert program every year and attends the many requests to promote education of EMS. The Staff and administration work with many local
organizations in our community supporting and soliciting EMS and volunteering. SAA is a not for profit volunteer ambulance organization. We depend on donations to support our operations and volunteers who give of themselves to answer emergency ambulance requests through 911. Please see our website for updated details, southburyambulance.org. SAA depends on persons in the community just like you to serve.

Pictured are some of the Southbury Ambulance Association volunteers who attended their annual OSHA training day on Saturday May 12th. Training Officer, Shayna Cieply recertified everyone attending in the use of Aspirin, the Epi Pen and the Glucometer for use in the field.  We also held a table-top Mass Casualty Drill which was informative and fun. SAA’s member, Maria Mucci, said "OSHA training was a great experience and the MCI tabletop made me feel
confident about giving good patient care on an actual call".

CPR classes are available year round. Continued education is always available. Take a class, be a volunteer, use this education to gain employment in EMS.  For more information on becoming a member of SAA or other classes
that are available, please check our website at www.southburyambulance.org or call 203-262-8082. 

Summer and fall EMT classes will be offered.  Please call Greg Skelly at 203-558-8771 for more information.

Pictured are from left to right: Alex Tillinghast, Maria Mucci, Evan Vericker (in back Martin Rajcok)