How much time does it take to volunteer for an Ambulance squad?

Your time commitment will vary from week to week. On average, volunteers put in five to twelve hours per week. Many put in more.

I work full-time. Can I still volunteer?

Of course. If you have a full-time job, you can still volunteer and put your hours in during evenings and on weekends.

I don't know anything about emergency medical service procedures. Can I still volunteer?

No problem! We'll train you to be a front line emergency medical service specialist. Best of all, it won't cost you anything. Thousands of dollars of valuable career training will be made available to you without any cost to you. We want you...not your money.

Will I have any out-of-pocket expenses as a volunteer?

Absolutely not. Your training, uniform, equipment, even your required health physical, will be provided for free.

How do I get started as a volunteer?

Call our squad number: 1-518-587-5590 or contact us via email (see contact section of this Web site).

The rewards are priceless!

Giving back to the community, helping a neighbor, saving a life...there is no work more noble, no personal accomplishment more satisfying.

Respect...from everyone in the community.

Friendship and camaraderie...your fellow EMT volunteers will become an extended family to you; these will be friendships and shared experiences that will last a lifetime. Excitement...experiences that will get your adrenaline flowing and your heart pounding like no other work you will ever do.

What are the requirements to join?

It is simple to become a member of the ambulance squad.

Volunteers must be:

• 18 years of age or older
• In good physical health
• Honest, trustworthy and of solid moral character
• A caring, community-minded person
• A team player
• An individual who likes a challenge and enjoys the camaraderie of like-minded men and women.
  

Do you have what it takes to be a hero?

The men and women who serve as volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) are caring, courageous town residents who lead active lives and still find time to give back to their community. They live their lives like each and every one of us. They are teachers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, business people and local storeowners. When they get home, they spend, as much time as possible with their families just to show them how much they love them. Yet, somehow, these men and women are different. They are special. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, they make the lives of all Wilton town residents safer and more secure...without ever asking for a thank you or compensation.

They are our "hometown heroes."

Dare to be a Lifesaver. VOLUNTEER.