The Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad (BHVRS) is hosting a free Community CPR/AED class on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7pm. All are welcome. Come learn these vital tools. Sign up at CPR@BHVRS.org. You can provide no better gift to yourself and others than learning what to do in a cardiac emergency and the BHVRS can show you how.
We’re also having an Open House, Dec 4, 7-9pm! Come learn more about us! We need Riding and Auxiliary members. Enjoy refreshments and help decorate our holiday tree while you visit!
Our 2024-2025 Cadet Applications will be closing on 12/18!! If you would like to be considered for our next cycle of applications, make sure you get your application in ASAP. Feel free to reach out with any questions about the application or the program itself. The application can be filled out at the link here: Application 2024-2025
The Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad will be hosting an Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 6-9pm. The Squad will be holding a bystander CPR class for all ages starting at 7pm! Come by and learn about what these life-saving local heroes do!
The Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad is hosting an Open House for interested high school students and their parents on October 25th at 7:30pm, in preparation for the opening of Cadet Program Applications. Interested students are highly encouraged to attend and applications for the Cadet Program will open following the Open House. Please register here: https://forms.gle/8YvTTZ4oP3BQw4rb7
Eligible applicants will be high school sophomores that will be entering their junior year in the Fall of 2024, 16 years of age by April 1, 2024 and must be willing to take the EMT certification class during the summer of 2024.
The BHVRS Cadet program is a great opportunity for high school age students to give back to their community and help out their neighbors. It is also an opportunity for students considering a career in medicine to get first-hand experience interacting and assisting with patients. Cadets will be initially trained in CPR and first aid and will ride on the ambulance, assisting the EMTs in patient care. From there, they will enroll in an EMT certification class to become NJ certified EMTs.
Our members had a great time at Community Day at William Woodruff School yesterday! They were able to show the students our newest vehicle in our fleet, our first responder vehicle. EMS-55 is used to respond rapidly to emergencies or respond to emergencies when our duty crew is out on another emergency call. EMS-55 has much of the same equipment as our ambulance but is not transport capable. We hope the students enjoyed the presentation as much as we did!
