1946 Corinth Emergency Squad formed (Meteor Ambulance $300)
The founding fathers of the Corinth Emergency Squad are Donald Frasier, Ed Bartlett, Elwin Burnett, George Faller, Mark Hoffman, James Hopkins, Floyd Lafountain Jr, William Mallery, Alberto Mason, Ralph Milligan, Ed Mckenna, David Nicol, Robert Nicol, Joseph Normile, Louis Plude, G. Kenneth Robinson, Harold Shepard, Roy Williams, and Harold Towers.
Donald Frasier was the principle moving force in the creation of the Corinth Emergency Squad. Donald Frasier serving as Captain along with the rest of the founding fathers, dedicated many years of their life's to serve Corinth and its surrounding communities, and was a motivator in the field of Emergency care of the Sick & Injured. They helped many of the Emergency Squads in the area get their start. It is because of these 20 dedicated people that the Corinth Emergency Squad exists today.
The squad was built through the years by many dedicated members and by much support from the community. The squad has always tried to hold to the old saying "WHEN CALLED WE GO, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CALL IS OR WHERE IT IS". The main territory the squad covered was Corinth, Greenfield, Hadley, Lake Luzerne, Day and Wilton. Today, Wilton and Lake Luzerne have their own squad. When the squad first started "LOAD AND GO" was the main practice. For years there was a hospital in Corinth. The hospital was closed in the early 90's thus requiring longer transports to either Saratoga or Glens Falls. We still provide transport service to those in need from hospital to hospital (No matter how far). We also still hold to the tradition of transporting anyone anywhere that needs an ambulance.
From the early years of one (1) ambulance, we now have two (2) ambulances, a crash truck, and a fly (Paramedic) car. Through the years the squad has tried to keep up with the ever changing first aid practice, certified first responders, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Paramedics are all levels this squad has seen through the years. More emphasis is to treat the patient on the scene before transport and during transport.
1946 Auxiliary Formed
1949 Incorporated
1952 Leased Land from International Paper
1953 Purchased Iron Lung, demo Cadillac Ambulance
1956 Helped form NYS Volunteer Ambulance Association
1957 Assisted Fort Edward Squad start up
1959 Batronic Resuscitator used
1962 1st four Patient Cadillac Ambulance purchased $15,000
1966 Started use of Plectrons
1968 Received a Crash Truck and Equipment Assisted Edinburg Squad start up
1969-1970 Built Meeting Hall
1972 Purchased 1st Van Ambulance
1975 Purchased Disaster Truck
1976 Purchased Jaws of Life
1977 Purchased Snowmobile Caboose, purchased 1st Modular Ambulance
1978 Jr. Squad Started
1981 Assisted Wilton EMS Squad start up
1983 Received New Crash Truck
1989 New York State Certified
1990 Purchased 1st De-fib Unit
1994 Received Tax-Exemption 501-C3 Status. Purchased Braun ambulance
1995 Given Land by International Paper
1999 Upgraded to Paramedic Level of care with 24/7 paid paramedic staff coverage
1999 Purchased 2000 Dodge Durango Paramedic fly car
1999 Paramedic QA/QI committee
2000 Approved for Controlled Substance usage
2000 Conversion to Saratoga County 911 Dispatch
2001 Pilot Program and NYSDOH Electronic PCR Acceptance
2004 AEV FORD AMBULANCE PURCHASED
2004 Corinth, Wilton, Schuylerville, and Moreau approved for MFI program
2005 Computerized PCR's
2005 Jr. Squad Re-Started
2006 Squad Building Hall Renovated
2006 CME training & other Training offered at the building
2007 rest of renovation's to building finished
2007 purchased two co moniters