Volunteer ambulance recruiting new members

EAST HAMPTON — In an effort to help recruit new members, East Hampton Volunteer Ambulance, a private, nonprofit organization, is hosting an emergency medical technician course beginning Jan. 8.

EVHAA Chief of Service Donald Scranton hopes that by hosting the course, members of the community will take advantage of this unique opportunity to serve the East Hampton community by providing a rapid, safe response to medical emergencies with timely, professional care of the sick and injured, according to a press release.

The company provides 24-hour service to the residents and visitors of East Hampton, Haddam Neck, Middle Haddam and Cobalt, as well as surrounding towns when needed.

East Hampton residents who complete the EMT course and meet agency requirements will be eligible for full reimbursement of EMT course costs, according to the release. Every town around East Hampton also relies heavily or entirely on volunteers to respond to calls for help in the community and many of those agencies will also reimburse the course costs for new volunteers, Scranton said in the release.

The course will run at the ambulance station, 4 Middletown Ave., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 8 to April 5, from 6 to 10 p.m. EHVAA is using Code One Training Solutions of East Hartford to deliver the stateapproved 180-hour EMT program.

After meeting certification requirements, new EMTs will respond to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured, and to transport patients to appropriate medical facilities.

People interested in joining East Hampton EMS should call 860-2679679 or email Chief@ehems.org.

Register for the course at Code1web.com/EMT.