[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1918]
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8TH DISTRICT OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE FIRST AID COUNCILS CELEBRATES 50TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 17, 2001

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to offer my sincerest 
congratulations to the 8th District of the New Jersey State First Aid 
Council on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
  I am sure that you will agree that in light of recent events, the 
importance of emergency medical services has never been more evident.
  What makes this group all that more special is that they volunteer 
their time to provide this life-saving service to the communities in 
which they live.
  I know personally many Emergency Medical Technician's who, without 
thought to their personal safety, left their homes and jobs to respond 
to the call for help in New York City following the attack on the World 
Trade Center. Many more of these wonderful volunteers were at the ready 
to respond when called.
  The recent attacks on the World Trade Center highlight the work that 
these people do day in and day out without asking for any recognition. 
Every community in New Jersey is all that much more safer because of 
these people.
  The New Jersey State First Aid Council is an organization designed to 
bring its members together for the purpose of discussing methods of 
improving ambulance services, the reduction of loss of life, the 
development of better service through educational programs, and to 
foster a spirit of harmony and friendship among the various non-profit 
volunteer squads.
  Membership in the New Jersey State First Aid Council is open to all 
organizations that meet the New Jersey State definition of a volunteer 
first aid squad and are either specialized industrial squads, emergency 
squads operating ambulances and serving the general community, or are 
support organizations such as heavy rescue, water rescue, extrication, 
and search and rescue.
  The New Jersey State First Aid Council serves the entire state of New 
Jersey and is broken down into districts to better serve its member 
organizations.
  The 8th District of the New Jersey State First Aid Council was 
officially formed on October 16, 1951. The original volunteer emergency 
squads were from Basking Ridge, Chester, Millington, Peapack-Gladstone, 
Far Hills-Bedminister, and Bernardsville.
  Over the past 50 years the membership has changed but the mission has 
been the same--to provide the best emergency medical care at no cost 
and to support the volunteers in providing this service.
  Today the following organizations are proud to be part of the 8th 
District of the New Jersey State First Aid Council: Basking Ridge Fire 
Co. #1 First Aid & Rescue; Bernardsville Fire Co. #1 First Aid & 
Rescue; Chatham Emergency Squad; Chester First Aid Squad; Liberty 
Corner First Aid Squad; Long Valley First Aid Squad; Mendham First Aid 
& Rescue Squad; Mendham Township First Aid Squad; Morristown Ambulance 
Squad; New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department First Aid Squad; Peapack-
Gladstone First Aid Squad; and Randolph Rescue Squad.
  I would also like to acknowledge the officers of the 8th District of 
the New Jersey First Aid Council for the fine work that they do. In 
addition to the time they volunteer on their individual squads they 
serve the Emergency Medical Services Community as a whole as officers 
of this fine organization. They are: President: Karen Corica; 
Chairwoman: Jane McArthur; Vice-Chairman: Jim McConnell; Second Vice-
Chairman: Fred Miller; Recording Secretary: Bob Molloy; Corresponding 
Secretary: Bob Molloy; Treasurer: Paula Oswald; and Chaplain: Debbie 
Smith.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that you will join me in honoring the 8th 
District of the New Jersey State First Aid Council on this very special 
occasion. Events of the past month have shown us all what a valuable 
service these fine organizations and its members provide to the 
community. To all, I say congratulations.

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