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Westchester EMS - Northern Westchester 45 Medics - 5695, up from 5202 in 2014, an increase of 9.5%. Busiest year yet. 5679 covered by WEMS fly-cars and ALS ambulances (99.7%), 16 went to mutual aid (0.3%), of those only 2 resulted in an ALS transport. The fly-cars responded 22 times for mutual aid, including to Mt. Pleasant, Yorktown, Putnam, Ossining and Stamford. Westchester EMS ambulances responded to 533 911 calls via 60-Control. Those included ALS ambulances as fly-cars, direct response to facilities and mutual aid to local agencies.

Westchester EMS is accepting applications for per-diem and full-time EMT and paramedic positions. Westchester EMS is a 501©3 non profit organization providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance and paramedic fly-car services throughout Westchester County. WEMS offers competitive salaries and top of the industry benefits. WEMS is an expanding organization that is constantly investing in new vehicles and equipment. To learn more and download an application, go to www.westchesterems.org.

Westchester EMS 45 Medics: 5202, a record.

You must make a "good faith" effort to collect from all patients, including co-pays. A "good faith" effort does not have to include sending patients to collections, but it does include sending bills directly to the patient. "Soft billing", as described, is against Medicare, and most private insurance, regulations. An exception to this is that municipal ambulance services, that operate with tax dollars, can soft bill, if tax monies collected are specifically stated to offset lost billing revenue for residents only. If a municipality contracts with an ambulance service, that can be written into the contract as long as tax monies are used to pay for the contract. Again, this only applies to residents, not non-residents.

Armonk FD reliably has drivers, so the EMT will not be waiting for other personnel. The fire district chose WEMS due to the existing relationship with the medics. An RFP for 2015 will be forthcoming, the current contract is short term. This is a step in the right direction for providing consistent EMS to the district residents.

There are no current open per-diem EMT positions but they do open regularly. If interested, I would recommend getting an application in.

Our HQ is in Mount Kisco. Starting salary depends on experience. If you'd like more information, you can contact the human resources department at 914-273-5454.

Is it possible that number 71 was reserved for Mt. Vernon anyway? 85 is also missing and that fits in where Yonkers would be (between 84 Vista and 86 Yorktown). I know Yonkers used to have a VAC but I figured that was longer than 20 years ago.

So the Westchester EMS agency numbering scheme is basically in alphabetical order. 70B1 is Mount Kisco VAC, 72B1 is North Salem VAC. Who was 71B1? The only municipality that makes sense here is Mount Vernon. Did Mount Vernon have it's own VAC at one time? The thought struck me today and am now curious.

WEMS, a Westchester based Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Company who provides First Response Paramedic Service, Basic and Advanced Life Support Ambulances, and Dispatching Services in the Northern Westchester area, is accepting applications for per diem Paramedic positions. Come work in a professional environment for a non-profit organization. Our starting salary and benefits are outstanding. To learn more about us and to apply for a position, visit our website at www.westchesterems.org

Each unit costs about $15K. If we were lucky to get 5 years out of one, that would be $3K a year. If you'd like to work for us full time for $3K a year, I'm sure we can find a position for you. Please check the Westchester EMS webpage for an application.

Kind of amazed at the level of misinformation presented here. The basic facts are: The Somers Fire District did originally end the WEMS dispatching contract as of 12/31/13. At their request, they extended the contract twice, currently slated to end 9/30/14. WEMS agreed to this for the benefit of the district and the town. This gives them the needed time to fully switch to 60-Control, which is the current plan. The plan for WEMS is to re-locate our dispatch center to our HQ where it can better be managed at the end of the current contract. Prior to WEMS being contracted in 2002, SFD employed their own dispatchers. They felt rather than continue to manage staff, it would be beneficial to outsource for personnel. The staff is shared between the two services which saved SFD a considerable amount of money rather than having dedicated dispatchers. In addition to dispatching, the dispatchers provide a considerable number of services including monitoring security cameras for four stations with over a dozen pieces of equipment. They also help manage the LOSAP system, state reporting, and possibly most importantly they provide a 24 hour emergency presence in town, since there is no full time police department. This was well appreciated with the recent storms of the last few years. The SFD continues to evaluate the costs and benefits of using their own dispatchers, with WEMS, or switching to 60-Control. There's really no "drama" or "controversy".

Sam's injuries are severe. Everyone at WEMS is hoping for a speedy and full recovery for our friend and colleague Sam Lubin.

Date: 02/05/2014 Time: 1322 Incident Type: Chimney fire with extension to structure Location: 258 Titicus Road District: Croton Falls Units: CFFD: 2071, 2073, E148, E149, T8, MA17, MA16 Somers FD: 2441, T16, U88 (Rehab) Goldens Bridge FD: T1 South Salem FD: 2454, T2, E168 Brewster FD: E1125 Bedford Hills FD: 2032, 2033, E199 (Fast) Mahopac FD: E1821 North Salem VAC: 72B2, 72B1 Westchester EMS: 45M3 WCDES: B16, C&O Relocates: Mahopac FD E1821 to Croton Falls FD, moved to scene Katonah FD: 2212, E116 to CFFD Description: Chimney fire with extension to structure, private home.

Date: 02/01/2014 Time: 0831 Incident Type: 3rd Alarm Structure Fire, Apartment Complex Location: 470 Pelham Road District: New Rochelle Units: NRFD: E21, E22, E23, E24, E25, TL11, L12, L13, MSU3, 2301, 2302, 2306, 2309, E18, R4 YFD: E307, L73, B2 Greenville FD: SQD15, 2151 Eastchester FD: TL17, 2103 NREMS: 30A1, 30A2, 30A3 WCDES: EMS 10, BAT 15, C&O NRPD, WCPD K9 Relocates: Station 1: Pelham FD: E5, Hartsdale FD TL 54, 2171, Larchmont EMS 66A1, NRFD E17, L14 Station 3: WPFD: E65, L34, Scarsdale VAC 79A1 Description: Structure fire with injuries.