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PVABobBall — 2015-08-17T13:47:17Z

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services (EMS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the residents of the town.	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services (EMS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. A PVA ambulance responds to 95% of the calls originating in the town with the remaining calls taken by mutual aid agencies. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the residents of the town.

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance

badfish — 2015-08-17T00:10:26Z

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- - Skilled Hands. Cool Heads. Caring Hearts. - - Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds, and knowledge and skills in common to make a difference in someone's life, today! - - - '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services (EMS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the residents of the town.	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services (EMS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the residents of the town.
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- PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization. It also sponsors a BSA Explorer career post for high school students.	+ PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers, standby medical support for community events, and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization. It also sponsors a BSA Explorer career post for high school students.
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- The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. - - MEMBERS - The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like neighbors and family. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding places to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service	+ The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to manage any call.
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- JOINING PVA! - The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens, near empty and empty nesters, and retired senior citizens. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. - - Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.	+ JOINING PVA + The agency is always looking for volunteers who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. Members may be in their late teens, near empty and empty nesters, and retired senior citizens. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.
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- Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with field work. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually.	+ Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with field work. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually.
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- Members who work in non-medical roles are a crucial asset to the success of PVA. These members rely on their general life and work skills to further the work of the agency. Some offer education to the community. Others maintain the base and grounds. Others assist with administration, marketing, fundraising, public communications for example. Suggest or inquire how your interests and skills may help put more volunteer hours on the road and support operations.
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PVABobBall — 2015-08-16T20:05:09Z

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- The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens, near empty and empty nesters, and retired senior citizens. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.	+ The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens, near empty and empty nesters, and retired senior citizens. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. + + Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.
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- Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. Most are dispatchers who receive call information transmitted by the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track its progress from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without a dispatcher PVA cannot be "in-service."	+ Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers who receive call information transmitted by the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track its progress from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without a dispatcher PVA cannot be "in-service."
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- After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medic by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense.	+ A cleared dispatcher may choose to move on to become a second medic by becoming a certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense.
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- After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service.	+ After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Following the field experience trainees are cleared to work independently in the position.
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- - Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individual's skills in other areas.

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PVABobBall — 2015-08-16T19:57:11Z

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- The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens to being retired and over 80 years old. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.	+ The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens, near empty and empty nesters, and retired senior citizens. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.

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- Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in." People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency.	+ Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and walk in for care. People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency.

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance

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- Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds, knowledge and skills in common to make a difference in someone's life, today!	+ Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds, and knowledge and skills in common to make a difference in someone's life, today!
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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the resident of the town.	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services (EMS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the residents of the town.
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- PVA started as a Kiwanis and Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community conducted by the Girl Scouts determined the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of a community based service. After many volunteer hours, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2015, PVA has 80 members and responds to 2400 calls per year.	+ PVA started as a Kiwanis and Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community conducted by the Girl Scouts determined the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of a community based service. After many volunteer hours, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one stretcher ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2015, PVA has 80 members and responds to 2400 calls per year.
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- PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Emergency Medical Technicians certified to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. The PVA crew is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient requires Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of care, the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of pre-hospital care certification.	+ PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) certified to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. The PVA crew is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient requires Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of care, the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of pre-hospital care certification.
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- PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization.	+ PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization. It also sponsors a BSA Explorer career post for high school students.
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- Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency.	+ Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in." People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency.
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- PVA receives a wide variety of calls. The Town of Pittsford is a residential suburb that includes two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), several nursing homes and group homes, an urgent care facility, sports and other event fields, large high traffic retail shopping area, light manufacturing, working trades people, a portion of an interstate highway, and a section of the Erie Canal. People call the 911 Dispatch Center concerning illnesses, injuries, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, cardiac distress, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, seizures, mental health, fainting, falls with injuries, falls with only a lift assist required, altered mental status, or an overdose.	+ PVA receives a wide variety of calls. The Town of Pittsford is a residential suburb that includes two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), several nursing homes and group homes, an urgent care facility, sports and other event fields, large high traffic retail shopping area, light manufacturing, working trades people, a portion of an interstate highway, and a section of the Erie Canal. People call the 911 Dispatch Center concerning illnesses, injuries, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, cardiac distress, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, seizures, mental health, fainting, falls with injuries, falls with only a lift assist required, altered mental status, or an overdose are all typical.
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- The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call.	+ The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call.
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- The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like family. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. - - Members who do not work on the ambulance are also a crucial asset to the work of PVA. PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding place to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service.	+ The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like neighbors and family. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding places to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service
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- The agency operates three "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. Two units are available to respond to calls at most times.	+ The agency operates three "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. Two units are available to respond to calls at most times.
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- In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and thereby keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport. -	+ In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS. It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and thereby keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.
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- The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.	+ The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Members are in their late teens to being retired and over 80 years old. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.
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- Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually.	+ Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with field work. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually.
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- Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individuals' skills in other areas. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base.	+ Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individual's skills in other areas. + + Members who work in non-medical roles are a crucial asset to the success of PVA. These members rely on their general life and work skills to further the work of the agency. Some offer education to the community. Others maintain the base and grounds. Others assist with administration, marketing, fundraising, public communications for example. Suggest or inquire how your interests and skills may help put more volunteer hours on the road and support operations.
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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!	+ Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds, knowledge and skills in common to make a difference in someone's life, today!
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- SERVICES - PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.
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- Members who do not work on the ambulance are also a crucial asset to the work of PVA. Most are dispatchers who are receive call information transmitted by the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track its progress from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without a dispatcher PVA cannot be "in-service." - - Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency. - - PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization. - - The PVA crew is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient circumstances require Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of pre-hospital care certification.	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the resident of the town.
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	+ + SERVICES + PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Emergency Medical Technicians certified to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. The PVA crew is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient requires Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of care, the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of pre-hospital care certification. + + PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization. + + NATURE OF CALLS + Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency. + + PVA receives a wide variety of calls. The Town of Pittsford is a residential suburb that includes two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), several nursing homes and group homes, an urgent care facility, sports and other event fields, large high traffic retail shopping area, light manufacturing, working trades people, a portion of an interstate highway, and a section of the Erie Canal. People call the 911 Dispatch Center concerning illnesses, injuries, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, cardiac distress, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, seizures, mental health, fainting, falls with injuries, falls with only a lift assist required, altered mental status, or an overdose. + + The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. + + MEMBERS + The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like family. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. + + Members who do not work on the ambulance are also a crucial asset to the work of PVA. PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding place to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service.
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- In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.	+ In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and thereby keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.
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- NATURE OF CALLS - PVA receives a wide variety of calls. The Town of Pittsford is a residential suburb that includes two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), several nursing homes and group homes, an urgent care facility, sports and other event fields, large high traffic retail shopping area, light manufacturing, a portion of an interstate highway, and a section of the Erie Canal. People call the 911 Dispatch Center concerning illnesses, injuries, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, cardiac distress, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, seizures, mental health, fainting, falls with injuries, falls with only a lift assist required, altered mental status, or an overdose.
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- The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call.	+ JOINING PVA! + The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. PVA members come from a breadth of educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven vital to the energy at the base. Becoming a member begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership. An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted.
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- JOINING PVA - The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. It begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership	+ The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individuals' skills in other areas. Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position + + Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. Most are dispatchers who receive call information transmitted by the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track its progress from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without a dispatcher PVA cannot be "in-service." + + After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medic by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense. + + After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. + + Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually.
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- An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted. Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medics by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense. After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. - -	+ Updated and edited August 16, 2015 by rwb

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- PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like family.	+ PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.
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- PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization.	+ PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization.
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- The agency operates three very modern "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. Two units are available to respond to calls at most times.	+ The agency operates three "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. Two units are available to respond to calls at most times.
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- In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.	+ In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.
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- - PVA fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management. - - JOINING PVA!	+ JOINING PVA
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- Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individuals' skills in other areas. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base.	+ Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individuals' skills in other areas. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base.
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- An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted. Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medics by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense. After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service.	+ An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted. Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medics by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense. After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service.
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- PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding place to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service. - - PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the resident of the town. - - Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds together to make a difference in someone's life, today! - - Updated and edited August 16, 2015 by rwb

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions fromits base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the citizens of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions from its base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the residents of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the citizens of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions fromits base at 40 Tobey Road. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the citizens of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!

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PVABobBall — 2015-08-16T17:56:21Z

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- PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.	+ PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.The agency is proud that its crews are ready, skilled, and confident so that they perform professionally in a calming, caring manner, treating patients like family.
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- PVA receives a smorgasbord of calls throughout its enriching 36-year history. Whatever the skills or acute, front-line medical care knowledge the call may demand for, the agency is proud that its ambulance crews are fully informed to execute and accomplish the work. Relating to background factors precipitating certain calls, the Town of Pittsford that PVA covers include two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), a sizable population of the elderly who reside in several nursing homes or medical care facilities, fields for horse shows and other outdoor related events/sports, as well as a small portion of the interstate and Erie Canal flowing through. These all contribute in addition to the typical "suburbian" like factor that compose the nature of the calls. Of course, members continuously undergo training to handle extenuating calls, e.g. terrorism instigating a mass casualty incident.	+ PVA receives a wide variety of calls. The Town of Pittsford is a residential suburb that includes two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), several nursing homes and group homes, an urgent care facility, sports and other event fields, large high traffic retail shopping area, light manufacturing, a portion of an interstate highway, and a section of the Erie Canal. People call the 911 Dispatch Center concerning illnesses, injuries, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, cardiac distress, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, seizures, mental health, fainting, falls with injuries, falls with only a lift assist required, altered mental status, or an overdose.
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- PVA is fortunate to enjoy warm ties with the Pittsford Fire Department and may occasionally work in conjunction with firefighters from the two stations and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Brighton Fire Department's territory also overlaps with part of PVA's coverage area. Together, law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services serve as a cooperative team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. PVA also has fostered close relations with the Town of Pittsford often contributing a vital voice for planning and management with the Town Council.	+ The emergency care response team often includes firefighters trained in CPR, and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, EMS, law enforcement, fire services cooperate and work as a team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. + + + PVA fosters a close relationship with the Town of Pittsford Council as part of the town's emergency response team and often contributes a vital voice for planning and management.
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- The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help in many ways to make a positive difference in the work it does. Volunteers are only asked to work a minimum of 12 hours per month in whatever role they're cleared to work in or training for. Of course, the agency would greatly welcome and appreciate those who can contribute even more. Volunteers automatically become "members" when their application has been accepted and usually begin the dispatch training program to train towards become dispatchers. After members become cleared dispatchers, they may choose to remain as dispatchers, or move on towards the medic training program that would clear them as second medics (to clear as a second medic requires certification as a Certified First Responder or EMT. Training for First Medic requires EMT certification, which does require the individual to be 18 years of age or older). The medic training program at PVA is very reputable for a comprehensive, productive learning experience that promises to challenge the prospective medic to become cross-function oriented, fully competent and able medics who can think beyond the usual dimensions surrounding a call. Prospective medics, termed "medic trainees," observe, work alongside, and eventually work independently under the supervision of the first medic. After medic trainees become cleared to serve as second medics, they may choose to either advance to the driver training or first medic training. Medic and driver trainees are taught from and observed by some of the finest, veteran medics in the area who bring in extremely insightful advices and wisdom stemming from over 10, 15, and even 20-year experiences in EMS.	+ The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help make a positive difference in the community through emergency medical services. It begins with expressing interest and completing an application for membership
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- Medic trainees are not only taught to excel in technical and informational competency, but also in medic-patient "humanistic" interaction that imparts the values of empathy, compassion, and service. The latter most distinguishably define PVA as one of the most rewarding ambulance corps in the area for medic training. Most of all, PVA is fortunate to win fond liking by the citizens it faithfully serves, often having its officers attend Town Council meetings and involved with many townwide efforts. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base. Several are award-winning EMS and other community service awards on various levels because they and all the other members strive hard to improve and improve upon set skills. Come join an empowering team of many members who share interesting backgrounds to together make a difference in someone's life, today!	+ Volunteers minimally work about 4 hours a week in whatever role they've chosen. Training at that rate takes about 3 months to become cleared in a position. The positions are dispatcher, second medic, driver, first medic, non-medical administrative and other support roles that rely on an individuals' skills in other areas. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base.
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- Updated and edited August 15, 2015 by rwb	+ An individual becomes a volunteer when their application is accepted. Most all volunteers begin by training to become dispatchers. After becoming a cleared dispatcher, the member may choose to move on to become a second medics by becoming a Certified First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician. Then the member may become a driver or first medic. Many eventually become both. EMT training costs are paid by PVA when there is a reasonable expectation of service that will justify the expense. After formal classroom training, members are taught to excel in technical and informational competency. They also learn how to handle the human interaction in a way that that conveys the values of empathy, compassion, and service. Many have received community and accreditation agency awards for their service. + + PVA is widely regarded within the EMS community to be the best and most rewarding place to volunteer and to train. The training program is comprehensive, productive, challenging and rewarding learning experience. The medic and driver mentors are the finest in the area who offer the insight and wisdom from many call experiences and years of service. + + PVA is fortunate to be highly regarded by the resident of the town. + + Come join an empowering team of members who share interesting backgrounds together to make a difference in someone's life, today! + + Updated and edited August 16, 2015 by rwb

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PVABobBall — 2015-08-16T16:07:49Z

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!	+ + '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA provides emergency medical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to the citizens of the town, and to sections of the surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!
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- PVA responds to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity and the skills required on different calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the front line of emergency care. These continuing education opportunities usually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.	+ PVA responds to calls to the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care. Members are required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education annually. This ensures that members continually refine their dexterity and skills and build knowledge to advance their competency in a wide variety of emergency situations. Members are vigilant and aware of their work's importance on the front line of patient care. Continuing education opportunities mirror the unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.
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- Members who do not work on the ambulance still are a crucial asset to the work of PVA. Most are dispatchers who are primarily responsible for receiving call information coming in from the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track the ambulance as it progresses from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without the dispatchers PVA cannot be considered as "in-service."	+ Members who do not work on the ambulance are also a crucial asset to the work of PVA. Most are dispatchers who are receive call information transmitted by the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track its progress from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without a dispatcher PVA cannot be "in-service."
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- Most call come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, however, to call 911 in an any emergency.	+ Most calls come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, for the fastest response, to call 911 in an any emergency.
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- While most of the work centers on a call, individuals are encouraged to come in between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm for, or to request by phone or email other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use of an automated external defibrillators (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base for any organization.	+ PVA provides additional services to the community. Individuals are encouraged to visit the base between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm or to phone or email to request other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base and vehicles for any organization.
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- When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient circumstances require Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services.	+ The PVA crew is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient circumstances require Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of pre-hospital care certification.
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- PVA started as a Kiwanis/Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community conducted by The Girl Scouts determined the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of an ambulance service for the Pittsford community. After many volunteer hours, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2015, PVA has 80 members and responds to 2400 calls per year.	+ PVA started as a Kiwanis and Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community conducted by the Girl Scouts determined the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of a community based service. After many volunteer hours, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2015, PVA has 80 members and responds to 2400 calls per year.
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- A is a dispatcher, a driver, and a first medic. A second crew is a driver and a first medic. A crew may include an additional medic, the second medic, to assist with patient care. At times, a crew may include members in training, medic or driver trainees, who are acquiring field training experience.	+ A minimal crew is a dispatcher, a driver, and a first medic. A second crew is a driver and a first medic. A crew may include a second medic to assist with patient care. At times, a crew may include medic or driver trainees who acquire field experience.
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- The agency features three very modern "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys.	+ The agency operates three very modern "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. Two units are available to respond to calls at most times.
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- In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS which is a "Fly Car" first responding to calls when the ambulance would have to take an unusually long time to respond. The "Fly Car" also responds to calls requiring more help, e.g. mass casualty incident (MCI), motor vehicle accidents in a pile-up, etc.	+ In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS, It is a "fly car" that responds to calls when the ambulance is expected to take an unusually long time to respond. The fly car also responds to calls requiring more help, such as a multi-casualty incident (MCI), or a motor vehicle pile-up. PVA also uses the fly car for community standby events and keeps two ambulances in service to respond to calls expected to require transport.

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- A "crew" at PVA that's necessary for the full operational capacity of its work is defined as having dispatcher, driver, and a first medic. This is the most prevalent case. There may be occasions when it may have an additional set of ambulance crew - consisting of a first medic and a driver - that would enable the agency to respond to a second incoming call if the primary ambulance crew was already dispatched out to an earlier call. On the ambulance crew itself, it may have an additional medic, the "second medic" to assist with any help needed. At times, a crew will have members in training such as medic trainees or driver trainees who are obtaining field training experience.	+ A is a dispatcher, a driver, and a first medic. A second crew is a driver and a first medic. A crew may include an additional medic, the second medic, to assist with patient care. At times, a crew may include members in training, medic or driver trainees, who are acquiring field training experience.
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- The agency features two very modern "truck-style" ambulances specially made by Ford and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as the recently acquired GPS navigation system and Stryker electronically-powered gurneys. - In addition, the agency also owns a 2003 Ford Explorer SUV specially designed for EMS work through which it acts as primarily the "Fly Car" first responding to calls when the ambulance would have to take an unexpectedly longer time to respond. The "Fly Car" also would respond to calls requiring more help, e.g. mass casualty incident (MCI), motor vehicle accidents in a pile-up, etc.	+ The agency features three very modern "truck-style" ambulances custom made and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and support systems such as GPS navigation and Stryker powered gurneys. + + In addition, the agency also owns an SUV specially configured for EMS which is a "Fly Car" first responding to calls when the ambulance would have to take an unusually long time to respond. The "Fly Car" also responds to calls requiring more help, e.g. mass casualty incident (MCI), motor vehicle accidents in a pile-up, etc.

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" not-for-profit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."	+ Skilled Hands. Cool Heads. Caring Hearts. + + '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" nonprofit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, Penfield and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!
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- Medics of PVA who respond to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance are all New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the primary certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity on skills necessitated by certain calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the frontline of emergency care. In fact, these continuing education opportunities, usually in the form of lectures to even live operations, actually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "on field" work.	+ PVA responds to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance. Medics are New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity and the skills required on different calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the front line of emergency care. These continuing education opportunities usually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "in field" work.
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- Members who do not work on the ambulance and respond to calls still are a crucial asset to the work of PVA: they serve as dispatchers who are primarily responsible for receiving call information coming in from the 911 Dispatch Center and follow through the call in tracking down the ambulance as it progresses from one stage to the next. In addition, they essentially serve as the coordinators in communication between an ambulance that departs base to respond to a call and the 911 Dispatch Center. Dispatchers are actually the bloodline of the PVA because they have staffed the base since the agency's founding, and without their important role, PVA can not be considered as "in-service," not to mention that without their coordination, miscommunication can easily happen that can prove disastrous (of course, without an ambulance crew, the dispatcher would not be able to send out anyone to respond to a waiting call).	+ Members who do not work on the ambulance still are a crucial asset to the work of PVA. Most are dispatchers who are primarily responsible for receiving call information coming in from the 911 Dispatch Center. They dispatch the ambulance and track the ambulance as it progresses from one call stage to the next. Dispatchers have continuously staffed the base since the agency's founding. Without the dispatchers PVA cannot be considered as "in-service."
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- Aside from the most prevalent form of dispatching ambulances to respond to calls sent in from the 911 Dispatch Center, citizens may call into the base directly or physically drive into the base - a "walk in". People are encouraged, however, to call 911 in an emergency rather than phoning the base directly. While most of the work members do center around a "call," citizens are encouraged to come in or request for other types of services offered: blood pressure checks between 8:00am and 9:00pm, First Aid care for walk-in needs, Instruction in CPR, First Aid, and Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), Use of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, walkers from the equipment loan closet, Standby medical support for community events, and group tours of the base to any organization.	+ Most call come from the 911 Dispatch Center. Some individuals may call the base directly or drive into the base and "walk in". People are encouraged, however, to call 911 in an any emergency.
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- When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) as most members hold state certification as an EMT at the Basic level. If the circumstances surrounding a call necessitate or deemed helpful for Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works in conjunction with those of the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services, the paramedic. Some members of PVA are also ALS certified (EMT-CC or EMT-P) and when those members are medics on our ambulances, the ambulances become ALS ready. (Credit to PVA History page on PVA site)	+ While most of the work centers on a call, individuals are encouraged to come in between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm for, or to request by phone or email other services offered. These include: blood pressure checks; first aid care; instruction in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use of an automated external defibrillators (AED); loans of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, and walkers; standby medical support for community events; and group tours of the base for any organization. + + When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS). If the patient circumstances require Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works with paramedics from the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services.
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- The development of PVA started as a Kiwanis/Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community was conducted by The Girl Scouts to determine the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of an ambulance service for the Pittsford community. After many volunteer hours and hard work, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2005, PVA has 91 members and responds to an average of 1900 calls per year.	+ PVA started as a Kiwanis/Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community conducted by The Girl Scouts determined the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of an ambulance service for the Pittsford community. After many volunteer hours, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2015, PVA has 80 members and responds to 2400 calls per year.

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jgerek — 2013-12-19T16:30:09Z

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" not-for-profit], volunteer ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a ["nonprofit organizations" not-for-profit], ["volunteer"] ["Medical Transportation Services" ambulance] corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."
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peteb — 2009-03-05T22:28:08Z

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peteb — 2009-03-05T22:24:40Z

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- '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of ["Pittsford"] in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-26T15:43:23Z

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-26T15:42:49Z

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- Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."	+ '''Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance''' (PVA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."

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BrettKinsler — 2007-05-21T02:29:10Z

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- Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a non-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions all at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the Town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, it has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."	+ Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, the base has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."
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- Members of PVA who respond to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance are all New York State-Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the primary certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity on skills necessitated by certain calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the frontline of emergency care. In fact, these continuing education opportunities, usually in the form of lectures to even live operations, actually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "on field" work.	+ Medics of PVA who respond to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance are all New York State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the primary certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity on skills necessitated by certain calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the frontline of emergency care. In fact, these continuing education opportunities, usually in the form of lectures to even live operations, actually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "on field" work.
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- Aside from the most prevalent form of dispatching ambulance/s to respond to calls sent in from the 911 Dispatch Center, citizens may call into the base directly or physically drive into the base - a "walk in". While most of the work members do center around a "call," citizens are encouraged to come in or request for other types of services offered: blood pressure checks between 8:00am and 9:00pm, First Aid care for walk-in needs, Instruction in CPR, First Aid, and Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), Use of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, walkers from the equipment loan closet, Standby medical support for community events, and group tours of the base to any organization.	+ Aside from the most prevalent form of dispatching ambulances to respond to calls sent in from the 911 Dispatch Center, citizens may call into the base directly or physically drive into the base - a "walk in". People are encouraged, however, to call 911 in an emergency rather than phoning the base directly. While most of the work members do center around a "call," citizens are encouraged to come in or request for other types of services offered: blood pressure checks between 8:00am and 9:00pm, First Aid care for walk-in needs, Instruction in CPR, First Aid, and Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), Use of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, walkers from the equipment loan closet, Standby medical support for community events, and group tours of the base to any organization.
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- When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) as most members hold State-certification as an EMT at the Basic level. If the circumstances surrounding a call necessitate or deemed helpful for Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works in conjunction with those of the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services, the paramedic. (Credit to PVA History page on PVA site)	+ When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) as most members hold state certification as an EMT at the Basic level. If the circumstances surrounding a call necessitate or deemed helpful for Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works in conjunction with those of the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services, the paramedic. Some members of PVA are also ALS certified (EMT-CC or EMT-P) and when those members are medics on our ambulances, the ambulances become ALS ready. (Credit to PVA History page on PVA site)
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- A "crew" at PVA that's necessary for the full operational capacity of its work is defined as having dispatcher, driver, and a first medic. This is the most prevalent case. There may be occasions when it may have an additional set of ambulance crew - consisting of a first medic and a driver - that would enable the agency to respond to a second incoming call if the primary ambulance crew was already dispatched out to an earlier call. On the ambulance crew itself, it may have an additional medic, the "second medic" to assist with any help needed.	+ A "crew" at PVA that's necessary for the full operational capacity of its work is defined as having dispatcher, driver, and a first medic. This is the most prevalent case. There may be occasions when it may have an additional set of ambulance crew - consisting of a first medic and a driver - that would enable the agency to respond to a second incoming call if the primary ambulance crew was already dispatched out to an earlier call. On the ambulance crew itself, it may have an additional medic, the "second medic" to assist with any help needed. At times, a crew will have members in training such as medic trainees or driver trainees who are obtaining field training experience.
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- PVA is fortunate to enjoy warm ties with the Pittsford Fire Department and may occasionally work in conjunction with firefighters from the two stations and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services serve as a cooperative team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. PVA also has fostered close relations with the Town of Pittsford often contributing a vital voice for planning and management with the Town Council.	+ PVA is fortunate to enjoy warm ties with the Pittsford Fire Department and may occasionally work in conjunction with firefighters from the two stations and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Brighton Fire Department's territory also overlaps with part of PVA's coverage area. Together, law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services serve as a cooperative team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. PVA also has fostered close relations with the Town of Pittsford often contributing a vital voice for planning and management with the Town Council.
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- The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help in many ways to make a positive difference in the work it does. Volunteers are only asked to work a minimum of 12 hours per month in whatever role they're cleared to work in or training for. Of course, the agency would greatly welcome and appreciate those who can contribute even more. Volunteers automatically become "members" when their application has been accepted and usually begin the dispatch training program to train towards become dispatchers. Of course, the exact progress may vary depending on new member's previous relevant experiences in EMS, i.e. if extensive enough in EMS field work, the new member may "fast-track" through the dispatch training to move towards the ambulance work. After members become cleared dispatchers, they may choose to remain as dispatchers, or move on towards the medic training program that would clear them as second medics (although the most important criterion to clear as a second medic and upwards is to be a NYS-Certified EMT, which does require the individual to be 18 years of age or older). The medic training program at PVA is very reputable for a comprehensive, productive learning experience that promises to challenge the prospective medic to become cross-function oriented, fully competent and able medics who can think beyond the usual dimensions surrounding a call. Prospective medics, termed "medic trainees," observe, work alongside, and eventually work independently under the supervision of the first medic. After medic trainees become cleared to serve as second medics, they may choose to either advance to the driver training or first medic training. Medic and driver trainees are taught from and observed by some of the finest, veteran medics in the area who bring in extremely insightful advices and wisdom stemming from over 10, 15, and even 20-year experiences in EMS.	+ The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help in many ways to make a positive difference in the work it does. Volunteers are only asked to work a minimum of 12 hours per month in whatever role they're cleared to work in or training for. Of course, the agency would greatly welcome and appreciate those who can contribute even more. Volunteers automatically become "members" when their application has been accepted and usually begin the dispatch training program to train towards become dispatchers. After members become cleared dispatchers, they may choose to remain as dispatchers, or move on towards the medic training program that would clear them as second medics (to clear as a second medic requires certification as a Certified First Responder or EMT. Training for First Medic requires EMT certification, which does require the individual to be 18 years of age or older). The medic training program at PVA is very reputable for a comprehensive, productive learning experience that promises to challenge the prospective medic to become cross-function oriented, fully competent and able medics who can think beyond the usual dimensions surrounding a call. Prospective medics, termed "medic trainees," observe, work alongside, and eventually work independently under the supervision of the first medic. After medic trainees become cleared to serve as second medics, they may choose to either advance to the driver training or first medic training. Medic and driver trainees are taught from and observed by some of the finest, veteran medics in the area who bring in extremely insightful advices and wisdom stemming from over 10, 15, and even 20-year experiences in EMS.

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- Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a non-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions all at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the Town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, it has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971!	+ Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a non-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions all at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the Town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, it has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! This could have only been possible through the consistent unity that bonds all PVA members like a "second family."
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- Medic trainees are not only taught to excel in technical and informational competency, but also in medic-patient "humanistic" interaction that imparts the values of empathy, compassion, and service. The latter most distinguishably define PVA as one of the most rewarding ambulance corps in the area for medic training.	+ Medic trainees are not only taught to excel in technical and informational competency, but also in medic-patient "humanistic" interaction that imparts the values of empathy, compassion, and service. The latter most distinguishably define PVA as one of the most rewarding ambulance corps in the area for medic training. Most of all, PVA is fortunate to win fond liking by the citizens it faithfully serves, often having its officers attend Town Council meetings and involved with many townwide efforts. PVA members come from a breadth of colorful educational and professional backgrounds, which has proven so vital in adding to the energy at the base. Several are award-winning EMS and other community service awards on various levels because they and all the other members strive hard to improve and improve upon set skills. Come join an empowering team of many members who share interesting backgrounds to together make a difference in someone's life, today!

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	+ Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (PVA) is a non-for-profit, volunteer ambulance corps located in the Town of Pittsford in the southeast region of Monroe County, New York. It carries out its operations and functions all at 40 Tobey Road, the home base. PVA primarily provides emergency medical services to the citizens of the Town, but also does so to surrounding towns (Henrietta, Brighton, East Rochester, Honeoye Falls/Mendon, and Perinton) through mutual aid agreements signed with neighboring ambulance corps as well, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The agency is proud that it is one of the few remaining all-volunteer ambulance agencies in the greater Rochester area; in fact, it has been staffed continuously without a single lapse since its founding in 1971! + + SERVICES + Members of PVA who respond to calls received from the 911 Dispatch Center in downtown Rochester requesting for an ambulance are all New York State-Certified Emergency Medical Technicians. In addition to the primary certification to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care, members are annually required by the agency to fulfill 12 units worth of continuing education. This is to ensure that members continually refine their manual dexterity on skills necessitated by certain calls, build upon existing knowledge to achieve more advanced competency in unusual cases, and remain ever vigilant and aware of their work's importance in the frontline of emergency care. In fact, these continuing education opportunities, usually in the form of lectures to even live operations, actually mirror the often unexpected realities and difficulties associated with "on field" work. + + Members who do not work on the ambulance and respond to calls still are a crucial asset to the work of PVA: they serve as dispatchers who are primarily responsible for receiving call information coming in from the 911 Dispatch Center and follow through the call in tracking down the ambulance as it progresses from one stage to the next. In addition, they essentially serve as the coordinators in communication between an ambulance that departs base to respond to a call and the 911 Dispatch Center. Dispatchers are actually the bloodline of the PVA because they have staffed the base since the agency's founding, and without their important role, PVA can not be considered as "in-service," not to mention that without their coordination, miscommunication can easily happen that can prove disastrous (of course, without an ambulance crew, the dispatcher would not be able to send out anyone to respond to a waiting call). + + Aside from the most prevalent form of dispatching ambulance/s to respond to calls sent in from the 911 Dispatch Center, citizens may call into the base directly or physically drive into the base - a "walk in". While most of the work members do center around a "call," citizens are encouraged to come in or request for other types of services offered: blood pressure checks between 8:00am and 9:00pm, First Aid care for walk-in needs, Instruction in CPR, First Aid, and Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), Use of canes, crutches, wheel chairs, walkers from the equipment loan closet, Standby medical support for community events, and group tours of the base to any organization. + + When responding to a call, the crew on board the ambulance is certified to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) as most members hold State-certification as an EMT at the Basic level. If the circumstances surrounding a call necessitate or deemed helpful for Advanced Life Support (ALS), the agency works in conjunction with those of the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ) Mobile Critical Care Unit who hold the highest level of certification possible in emergency medical services, the paramedic. (Credit to PVA History page on PVA site) + + HISTORY + The development of PVA started as a Kiwanis/Rotary Club project in 1970. A survey of the Pittsford community was conducted by The Girl Scouts to determine the interest in an ambulance service. Over 85% of the respondents were in favor of an ambulance service for the Pittsford community. After many volunteer hours and hard work, Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. officially opened on September 11, 1971. In the full first year of operation, there were 65 members and one ambulance that responded to more than 400 calls. In 2005, PVA has 91 members and responds to an average of 1900 calls per year. + + EQUIPMENT/OPERATIONS + A "crew" at PVA that's necessary for the full operational capacity of its work is defined as having dispatcher, driver, and a first medic. This is the most prevalent case. There may be occasions when it may have an additional set of ambulance crew - consisting of a first medic and a driver - that would enable the agency to respond to a second incoming call if the primary ambulance crew was already dispatched out to an earlier call. On the ambulance crew itself, it may have an additional medic, the "second medic" to assist with any help needed. + + The agency features two very modern "truck-style" ambulances specially made by Ford and certified for operations by the New York State Department of Health. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as the recently acquired GPS navigation system and Stryker electronically-powered gurneys. + In addition, the agency also owns a 2003 Ford Explorer SUV specially designed for EMS work through which it acts as primarily the "Fly Car" first responding to calls when the ambulance would have to take an unexpectedly longer time to respond. The "Fly Car" also would respond to calls requiring more help, e.g. mass casualty incident (MCI), motor vehicle accidents in a pile-up, etc. + + NATURE OF CALLS + PVA receives a smorgasbord of calls throughout its enriching 36-year history. Whatever the skills or acute, front-line medical care knowledge the call may demand for, the agency is proud that its ambulance crews are fully informed to execute and accomplish the work. Relating to background factors precipitating certain calls, the Town of Pittsford that PVA covers include two college campuses (St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College), a sizable population of the elderly who reside in several nursing homes or medical care facilities, fields for horse shows and other outdoor related events/sports, as well as a small portion of the interstate and Erie Canal flowing through. These all contribute in addition to the typical "suburbian" like factor that compose the nature of the calls. Of course, members continuously undergo training to handle extenuating calls, e.g. terrorism instigating a mass casualty incident. + + PVA is fortunate to enjoy warm ties with the Pittsford Fire Department and may occasionally work in conjunction with firefighters from the two stations and with sheriffs from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Together, law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services serve as a cooperative team to efficiently and effectively manage any call. PVA also has fostered close relations with the Town of Pittsford often contributing a vital voice for planning and management with the Town Council. + + JOINING PVA! + The agency is always looking for an eager volunteer who can help in many ways to make a positive difference in the work it does. Volunteers are only asked to work a minimum of 12 hours per month in whatever role they're cleared to work in or training for. Of course, the agency would greatly welcome and appreciate those who can contribute even more. Volunteers automatically become "members" when their application has been accepted and usually begin the dispatch training program to train towards become dispatchers. Of course, the exact progress may vary depending on new member's previous relevant experiences in EMS, i.e. if extensive enough in EMS field work, the new member may "fast-track" through the dispatch training to move towards the ambulance work. After members become cleared dispatchers, they may choose to remain as dispatchers, or move on towards the medic training program that would clear them as second medics (although the most important criterion to clear as a second medic and upwards is to be a NYS-Certified EMT, which does require the individual to be 18 years of age or older). The medic training program at PVA is very reputable for a comprehensive, productive learning experience that promises to challenge the prospective medic to become cross-function oriented, fully competent and able medics who can think beyond the usual dimensions surrounding a call. Prospective medics, termed "medic trainees," observe, work alongside, and eventually work independently under the supervision of the first medic. After medic trainees become cleared to serve as second medics, they may choose to either advance to the driver training or first medic training. Medic and driver trainees are taught from and observed by some of the finest, veteran medics in the area who bring in extremely insightful advices and wisdom stemming from over 10, 15, and even 20-year experiences in EMS. + Medic trainees are not only taught to excel in technical and informational competency, but also in medic-patient "humanistic" interaction that imparts the values of empathy, compassion, and service. The latter most distinguishably define PVA as one of the most rewarding ambulance corps in the area for medic training.