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Congrats to our new officers and staff for 2012-2013! They will take office May 20th, 12pm.
Executive Director, Chief 7601: Stephen Sculley
Deputy Director, Asst. Chief 7602: Brandon Azoulai
Operations Director, Asst. Chief 7603: Devin Howell
Communications: Dan Rudder
Personnel: Tristan Devine
Training: Nate Toussaint
Public Relations: Melissa Larson
Equipment: Tim Szczesny
Financial: Naveen Shetty
Member at Large: Jon McMahon
36 EMTs from HFSVAS attended this year's National Collegiate EMS Foundation (NCEMSF) annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Harpur's Ferry sends representatives each year to the conference which provides collegiate agencies with fantastic lectures specific to leadership, medical care, EMS initiatives, and event management with regards to the collegiate setting.
This year, Harpur's Ferry Ambulance was named as the National Collegiate Agency of the Year. Harpur's Ferry is the only agency to receive this award twice (05-06 previously). The award recognizes the fantastic accomplishments of the agency in the past year.
HFSVAS moved into its new squadroom in August of 2011, only to move all operations temporarily to the University Event Center in September with the onset of the flood that hit the Susquehanna region. The Event Center was the largest temporary evacuation center in the region, and HFSVAS was responsible for 24 hour emergency care for 11 days while the center was open. Harpur's Ferry staffed a treatment room on site with BLS and ALS crews 24 hours a day and provided emergency care to hundreds of victims. Meanwhile, HF maintained coverage for the campus as usual.
Harpur's Ferry community contributions were not limited to the flood; however. The agency covered 98 mutual aid calls. As a part of the Broome County Mutual Aid system, Harpur's Ferry is often dispatched to the surrounding area to cover medical calls when other agency resources are exhausted. HFSVAS has responded to Newark Valley, the Town of Vestal, City of Binghamton, Colesville, and even Pennsylvania.
NCEMSF is not the first to recognize Harpur's Ferry for its accomplishments and growth this past year. The Binghamton University Pipe Dream, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, and EMS World all wrote articles on HF's response to the flood. Broome County also named Harpur's Ferry as the Broome County EMS Agency of the Year for 2011.
On behalf of the agency staff and membership, we are honored for the recognition of our ongoing hard work and dedication to the well being of our campus and surrounding community and look forward to continuing our success in the future.
Harpur's Ferry Ambulance was featured in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services for its response and handling of the 2011 Flood, specifically emergency care provided at the Binghamton University Event Center Shelter. You can read the article here!
Welcome back to Binghamton! We hope you all had a safe, enjoyable summer. Harpur's Ferry has settled in its new squadroom and bays and has maintained a steady call volume throughout the summer covering both campus emergencies and mutual aid calls throughout Broome County and the surrounding region. Thank you to all members who contributed their time during the summer. Also, a major thank you is owed to all who assisted in moving to and settling in the squadroom.
With the start of the semester comes our General Interest Meeting for those of you interested in joining Harpur's Ferry SVAS. This meeting will be held Sunday, September 11th at 7pm. The location will be announced as we near the date. This meeting is mandatory for anyone wishing to join this semester; interviews will be scheduled and applications will be distributed.
For current members, we will have our General Membership Meeting at 5pm on September 11th, location to be announced. Please be sure to attend as we will be reviewing important information in addition to shift scheduling and important votes.
Check regularly for updates both here and at our Facebook Page.
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