Stratford leaders keep safety response times down during detour By Stratford Star on November 25, 2014 in Letters to the Editor Any safety concerns for the response times to the areas affected by the Sikorsky Memorial Airport Project have been considered throughout the planning process with state and federal agencies implementing the project, and addressed…
The Business of Stratford EMS Stratford Star | 09/05/14 | Kevin Giasullo, EMS Administrator Four questions we’re often asked are “Where does your money come from?”; “Is Stratford Emergency Services Paid?”; “How busy is EMS?” and “Can I volunteer?” 1. SEMS is an “Enterprise Fund” which means that it operates directly from funds generated from…
Stratford EMS Featured in the Stratford 375th Commemorative Magazine
Stratford Star By Monroe Courier on July 11, 2014 Letter: Health director lauds emergency preparedness volunteers To the Editor: As the director of health for the Trumbull Monroe Health District (TMHD), I want to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who participated in our Emergency Preparedness Drill on June 25. What a wonderful…
Stratford EMS purchases cardiac care devices (AED’s) for fire department from it’s Enterprise Fund. This is an example of an “in-kind” service the Town receives from it’s EMS service.
Thanks to 911 dispatcher, Stratford Fire and EMT By Stratford Star on January 10, 2014 in Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I live in Stratford and on Dec. 31 around 10 p.m. my wife and I had our first born child at home. I am writing because I wanted a way to say thank you to…
Programs offered at our EMS Training & Education Center (EMSTEC) Stratford EMS is pleased to offer educational programs in our EMS Training & Education Center. We are dedicated to clinical excellence and as part of that dedication, we pride ourselves on being able to extend that clinical commitment to the learning environment. Our professional instructor cadre…
STRATFORD VOLUNTEER EMS ASSOCIATION (SVEMSA) Despite 20 years of dire warning about the imminent collapse of volunteerism in EMS, volunteers are approaching the 90 year mark as the foundation of America’s Emergency Medical Services. Over 60% of EMS providers are volunteer, and volunteers respond to anywhere from 10-90% of 911 calls in rural areas across…
Stratford EMS now carrying CyanoKits Stratford Patch: November 08, 2013 at 01:37 PM Stratford EMS has announced the deployment of a new drug called CyanoKit that is used to help treat those who have been overcome by smoke inhalation. The medication removes Hydrogen Cyanide from the blood stream. Hydrogen cyanide is a by-product of the combustion…
New ambulance much more than a vehicle John Burgeson, CT Post Updated 8:30 pm, Saturday, September 14, 2013 STRATFORD — The’s a new ambulance in the apparatus bay of Stratford EMS, but it’s the raft of new electronics gear that has the emergency medical staff talking. For starters, there’s a new defibrillator. We’ve all seen these things…