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The following statement of support for QVEMS was issued by the 10th District of the New Jersey First Aid Council, an organization that represents volunteer EMS squads throughout Hunterdon County. 

Mayor Shockley and the Franklin Township Committee recently hired an "independent" consultant to evaluate the delivery of emergency medical services within the township. The consultant's report is available online here.

Members of QVEMS have serious concerns about the findings of this report, outlined below and in our recent letter to residents of Franklin Township.

The following letter was mailed to all Franklin Township residents on November 19, 2009, in response to the report on EMS services in the township issued by TriData Division. To learn more about this issue, see the QVEMS letter to the editor of the Hunterdon Democrat, published on November 12, and the additional response to the report posted on our Web site.

In the last year, your rescue squad responded to between 100 and 200 emergency calls within our community.  Your calls come at all hours.

We have helped you or your neighbors by providing treatment for victims of motor vehicle accidents, sick children, cardiac and respiratory emergencies, strokes, burns, broken limbs, falls, diabetic emergencies and allergic reactions.

We have received special disaster training. We are prepared to respond to another national event such as 911 but we will never leave our community unattended. We need your help to serve our community.

You can work as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or an emergency vehicle driver (especially during the day). We provide the necessary training for free. Time commitments are flexible. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us by phone or email.

Get started by applying electronically.  Alternatively, you can download the attached application for membership or fill it in electronically. If you wish to send us the download version, please mail it to: QVEMS, P.O. Box 225, Pittstown, NJ 08867