West Essex First Aid Squad EMT John Ihling Surpasses the 1,000 Lifetime Call Milestone; WEFAS Releases October Call Statistics

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 1:14am

WEST CALDWELL, NJ - The West Essex First Aid Squad has released their call statistics for October. Of note, on Thursday, October 23, the squad responded to seven separate incidents between 6:05 pm and 7:45 pm.

The squad is an all-volunteer team and provides 24-hour emergency medical services and rescue (Jaws of Life) to the West Essex area at no cost to the patient. Currently, the squad has four fully-equipped basic life-support ambulances, a rescue truck, and a support vehicle.  

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October Noteworthy Events
The squad participated in the following:

• Responded to a total of 242 emergencies, for a total of 2,198 in 2014
• Performed one vehicle extrication 
  
• Member John Ihling has surpassed the 1,000 lifetime call milestone.
  

Further Information
West Essex First Aid Squad
President: George Carnrick, Jr 
Captain: David Black
642 Bloomfield Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-403-8568
Website  

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