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Mission Statement
The mission of the Ocean Gate First Aid Squad is to offer care, nurture, and assistance to the injured, sick, wounded, disabled and aged persons by providing emergency first aid treatment and safe transportation to hospitals and or other designated facilities for advanced medical treatment and care. Our purpose and objective is to answer emergency calls from a person or persons in need, and to operate a volunteer
ambulance service for the Borough of Ocean Gate and the surrounding communities, as a non-profit organization.
We strive to educate school-age youth, organizations and the community on safety awareness, healthy lifestyles, first aid and disaster preparedness, and in doing so, foster a sense of
community commitment and pride.
We are the members of the Ocean Gate First Aid Squad who
have been providing the borough of Ocean Gate (population 3500+) with outstanding and professional VOLUNTEER EMS service since 1949. We are also the primary mutual aid for the towns of Bayville, Pine Beach and Beachwood (populations 50000+). Some of our members are part of the New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force and provide service to the entire state of New Jersey and mutual aid to New York and Pennsylvania. We do all this with no cost to our patients or the towns we provide service to. We have an operating budget of $30,000 all of which is generated by donations and fundraisers. Donations have decreased dramatically over the past several years, from the mailed beggar letters to the annual 50/50. We rise to that challenge and are focusing in on our annual car show. So we are asking for your help. We are a federally recognized 501 C 3 (23-7170493) and NJ Charitable (CH0672600) organization.
The past 2 years has brought added strains to our organization. Our community and all of the surrounding areas were hard hit by Hurricane Sandy. Approximately 79% of the homes in town have sustained storm damage and many residents were displaced. This has put a large strain on our ability to raise needed funds for operations. The good news is little by little, normalcy is being established and the town is rebuilding. We now face new challenges. As our residents and surrounding towns rebuild, their homes are built higher and higher to comply with FEMA requirements. There is now a need for additional equipment to be able to provide emergency services. This special equipment would allow us to transfer patients from their homes down flights of stairs with little or no risk to the patient or to the first responders. We accept this challenge, and with your help, we can make it happen. Nothing can stop the spirits of the residents of Ocean Gate!
