Honor Huntington First Aid Squad

2018 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those organizations within the State of New York which provide vital emergency medical rescue services; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad, to be celebrated at its Annual Installation and Inspection Dinner on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, New York; and WHEREAS, The Huntington Community First Aid Squad was incorporated in 1967, as a volunteer emergency services agency with on-duty, in-house crews, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, which was an exciting and new concept during this time; and WHEREAS, Remaining true to its mission, the Huntington Community First Aid Squad provides quality Advanced Life Support Ambulances and Emergency Medical Services to the residents of the Huntington Community Ambulance District located within the Town of Huntington, New York; and WHEREAS, The Huntington Community First Aid Squad has responded to several major incidents over the years including the Walt Whitman Mall Fire in 1984, the Long Island Rail Road and tractor collision in 1988, Pine Barrens Wild Fires in 1995, and the September 11th attack at the World Trade Center; and WHEREAS, Today, the Huntington Community First Aid Squad has more than 280 active members and responds to over 6,000 calls for help each year; and WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous awards and accolades, the Huntington Community First Aid Squad was cited as a role model agency for others to emulate by NEWSDAY; additionally, this vital organization was nominated as EMS Agency of the Year for the State of New York, the first from Suffolk County to be nominated for this prestigious award; and WHEREAS, Over its distinguished 50-year history, the Huntington Community First Aid Squad has demonstrated continuous service to the residents and communities which it serves; and WHEREAS, The success of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad is in direct correlation to the efforts of its volunteers, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the community it serves; and WHEREAS, All of the individuals involved with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad, past and present, are deserving of the highest commendation for their contributions to the noble missions of this life-saving organization; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad on March 3, 2018; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Huntington Community First Aid Squad.