Ambulance+Corps

The Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps is a group of volunteers that helps the community. The organization provides medical assistance twenty-four hours a day. It also provides instruction in the first aid and emergency handling of the sick or injured. The Ambulance Corps belongs to District #1 and it is maintained by the Rockland County Paramedics. The Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps is located at 62 Washington Avenue, in Sloatsburg, New York. The organization can be reached at 845-753-2445. The Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps was established on March 22, 1954. At first the organization did not have their own building. They rented a garage from Tunsion Waldron .The meetings took place in the old firehouse. Through all the years the organization grew into a strong service unit. In 1992, the original 1954 building had been expanded and completely renovated with federal and state funds. Its present location is at 62 Washington Avenue. Today the corps has four-wheel drive ambulances that are fully equipped. The organization currently has thirty-five members out of which fifteen are certified as EMT (Emergency medical technicians). There are no specific requirements in order to become a member of the Ambulance Corps. You need to be 21 or older to drive an ambulance. If you want to be an EMT you have to take courses and obtain a certification. The meetings are held once a month except during summer because a lot of people go on vacation. During the meetings members discuss the budget and available courses that can be taken to improve their sills and share information. When I grow up, I would not want to be a member of the Sloatsburg volunteer Ambulance corps because I do not like looking at injured people or looking at blood. I am confident that I will be able to help the community in some other way. I am very grateful to those that can serve the community of Sloatsburg in the Ambulance Corps.