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Emergency Medical Service
Key Benefits
- Responder Program
- Heavy Rescue
- Ambulance B.L.S.
- Paramedic Service A.L.S
- Life Star A.L.S
Capabilities
The Chester Hose Company provides Emergency Medical Service for the
Town of Chester via the following programs. All programs can expand into
our neighboring communities via mutual aid agreements.
- First Responders
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 The Chester Hose Company has 15 First
Responders. All Responders are State Certified
Emergency Medical Technicians and or Medical Response Technicians. These volunteers are dispatched via radio pagers by
Valley Shore Communications in Westbrook. All Responders have two way radio communications with
Valley Shore
and other Chester Hose Co. units. Responders do just that, they respond, to the
scene of an emergency, from wherever they are at the time, with their own
equipment and provide immediate medical care. At the same time they are
dispatched, so is our Ambulance, and a Paramedic is requested via Valley Shore
Communications. The First Responders will evaluate the patient and or scene determining
if more help or advanced medical treatment is needed. Nine of our Responders are
equipped with defibrillators, and all are equipped with a responder bag and
oxygen. They are dispatched on frequency 46.180 and operate on 46.440 with a
backup frequency of 45.280.
- Heave Rescue
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 The Chester Hose Company has A Heavy Rescue Truck staffed by Hose
Co. personnel. This vehicle responds as needed to Motor Vehicle
Accidents (MVAs) as well as all fire calls. It carries specialty
equipment including two Jaws of Life units, high pressure air bags,
cribbing, back boards, stokes, ropes, ladders, cold water suits and is
equipped with a trailer hitch for our Inflatable and ice rescue sled.
- Ambulance
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 The Chester Hose Company provides Emergency Basic Life Support
transportation via its Ambulance staffed with State Certified
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and or Medical Response
Technicians (MRTs).
- Paramedic Service
- Advanced Life Support is provided by Middlesex Hospital Paramedic
Program in conjunction with our ambulance. A Paramedic is dispatched
as needed and as available either to the scene or to a rendezvous
point.
- Life Star
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 Advanced Life Support and Air Transportation is provided by Hartford
Hospital's Life Star. Life Star can be requested at any time by any
Chester Hose Co. unit. Life Star's response time from their base is 16
minutes.
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