About the Five Squad Association

Five separate first aid squads throughout Middletown Township provide emergency medical services to township residents. These squads (Fairview, Leonardo, Lincroft, Middletown, and Port Monmouth) specifically serve their own respective areas for any medical or rescue emergency. In the case where the local squad may not be available for an emergency call, one of the other four squads will step in and respond. In addition, there may be a call for service that requires more apparatus (ambulances, rescue trucks, etc.) than a single squad can handle. In situations like these, additional squads from the surrounding areas are dispatched to supplement the local responders.

The five squads that provide EMS in Middletown are consistently working with each other every day to provide emergency care to the residents of the township. Since the squads work with each other often, the Five Squad Association was created to streamline the administration and overall operability of the five squads together. The Five Squad Association is comprised of members from each of the five squads.

Many township events (such as the EMS participation in Middletown Day, the annual Rude Awakening demonstration that is put on for the High Schools, or the various parades) are coordinated through the Five Squad Association. These are events that every squad in Middletown attends. The Five Squad Association is also largely responsible for applying for Federal, State, and County grants for expensive equipment such as life-saving defibrillators or new ambulances. These grants supplement the donations generated by each squad's annual fund drive.

The Five Squad Association also operates additional apparatus that can be used to complement the vehicles owned by the individual squads. One such vehicle is a spare ambulance, dedicated to the September 11th tragedy. This ambulance is generally used to stand-in for an ambulance at one of the squads that may be temporarily out of service for repairs. It can also be used for normal duty in the event that a large-scale emergency requires a large number of transport apparatus. Other vehicles are a recently-acquired school bus (that can transport a large number of "walking wounded" patients in the event that it is needed) and an incident support unit with equipment and extra supplies for a large-scale incident.

Below listed are the officers and apparatus that make up the Five Squad Association.

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