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101
Washington Avenue, Westwood, NJ
07675
Non-emergency
phone - 201.664.0003
OUR
MISSION STATEMENT
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To render
ambulance service
to residents of the
Borough of Westwood;
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To provide
emergency transportation and aid for those injured within the
Borough;
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To render mutual
aid and assist other towns in emergency situations as may be
requested by our neighboring communities;
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and through similar
activities, to promote the general welfare and good of the residents
of Westwood.
WVAC
Plants our Garden - Helping all Live Healthy
April
1, 2012 - On April 21 at 10 am, the Westwood Ambulance Corp
will be hosting an edible landscaping workshop open to the public. At
the workshop, people can help plant the new edible forest garden
adjacent to the ambulance building. Edible forest gardens mimic
the structure of forests, but are made up of solely edible, medicinal,
and useful plants.
This
exciting new garden will not only provide an example of sustainable
food production, it will also beautify the landscape, decrease water
use for the landscape, and increase soil fertility, community
awareness, and biodiversity. Some
of the low maintenance food producing plants that will be planted on
April 21 include Asian Pear trees, Pawpaw trees, Currants,
Gooseberries, Blueberries, Elderberries, Beach plums, Strawberries,
Echinacea, Anise Hyssop, and more.
Please come and participate in this fun and historic event.
To learn more about our Garden, click on The Garden on the main menu
above.
EMT
Timothy Frantin Does Damage and Then Repairs Damage
January 13,
2012 - "Throwing 12 consecutive strikes
is something few bowlers get to experience. A 300 game is something
few bowlers do even once in their lives. Tim Frantin already has
reached that milestone twice.
But the Pascack Valley senior doesn’t
hesitate when asked which of his perfect games was the highlight of
his life. The answer is neither. Frantin is more proud of being an
emergency medical technician."
Read the full article at: http://www.northjersey.com/sports/Bowling_Pascack_Valleys_Tim_Frantin_knows_perfection.html
2012
Officers Installed
January
3, 2012 - Officers for 2012
were installed at the Annual Borough of Westwood Reorganization
Meeting held today.
Front
(L to R): "always camera-shy" Westwood Fire Chief Jamie
Hodges, 2nd Lt. Barbara Constantine, Captain Bonnie Costello,
1st Lt. Nicole Mohr
Back
(L to R): Trustee Brett Bersano, President Kali DeHann, Treasurer
Florence Berg, Trustee Ruth Ann Lang, Secretary Jeri
DeHaan, VP Dee Burns, and Trustee Craig Hegner.
Camera-shy - Trustee Kevin Brennan.
Annual
Member Photo
WVAC
Responds to Record 839 911 Calls in 2011
January
1, 2012 - Captain Bonnie Costello reported today Westwood Volunteer
Ambulance responded to a record 839 calls in 2011, up 15% from 2010
and up more than 29% from 2008.
Monday
Night Crew Appreciates Volunteer
Photo
by 1st Lt. Nicole Mohr
December
29, 2011 - The WVAC wants to
thank Kathleen McGuire, second from left, for her hard work and
dedication this year. McGuire joined us in January 2011 and
graduated from the Bergen
County Law and Public Safety Institute in Mahwah, NJ as a
certified EMT in August. Kathy is a teacher at Highview
Elementary School in Nanuet, NY. She completed her
first year with us responding to 158 911 calls. Westwood's
Monday night crew includes (L to R) Kevin J. Brennan, McGuire, Captain
Bonnie Costello, and Kevin R. Brennan.
Permaculture
Comes to WVAC Headquarters
November
1, 2011 - Westwood Volunteer Ambulance's Youth Squad
received approval tonight to start what may be the first permaculture
garden on municipal property in the State of New Jersey. Read
more about it....
January
2012
EMT Class Registration
Register
for EMT Classes starting in late January at:
Bergen
EMS or Mahwah
Annual
Carnival Coming to Town
May
15, 2011 - Nearly 30% of our annual operating Income comes from
proceeds of our Annual Carnival. Your support of our carnival
allows us to continue to respond to your calls providing the finest
service possible, without being a burden to your property taxes.
July
27 - 31
Westwood
Plaza - Broadway near the Hillsdale Borough Line.
6pm
start every night.
All
In A Days Work
March
3, 2011 - WVAC responded today
to what is hopefully a once-in-a-lifetime call in the Township of
Washington. Led by Crew Chief Ruth Ann Lang, Craig Hegner and
Kevin Brennan spent nearly 60 minutes underground along with a Hackensack University Medical Center
Paramedic, a Township of Washington Police Officer, and a Township of
Washington Fire Officer evaluating, treating, and then preparing their
patient to be lifted 11' to street level. The patient had
accidently walked backwards into the open hole. Video and photos
linked here are by Westwood-Washtington.Patch.com
http://westwood-washington.patch.com/articles/video-united-water-worker-rescued-after-falling-in-manhole-in-washington-township
 
Photo by Tariq Zehawi
Photo by Michelle Sartor
http://www.northjersey.com/news/117347318_Worker_rescued_after_falling_in_manhole.html
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New EMTs Welcomed
February
28, 2011 - We offer overdue
congratulations to our newest EMTs - Kenny Konig (of Westwood)
and Adrianna Martino (of Emerson). Konig joined
the Corps in 2008 and Martino in April 2010. Both became EMTs
this past September after attending the Bergen County EMS School at
the Life Safety Complex in Mahwah.
Photo
by WVAC Official Photographer Doug Tuero, EMT
Snowstorm
Keeps Westwood EMS Busy
January
25, 2011 - 15+" of snow
made for a slippery night. Westwood VAC was dispatched to
transport the injured driver of this truck which slipped off the road
and just missed hitting a Washington Avenue home. The driver was
released from Hackensack University Medical Center within hours.
Photos
by Kevin Brennan, EMT
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