Mendham Township First Aid Squad

What Mendham Township First Aid Squad does

Mendham Township First Aid Squad (MTFAS) is a 501(c)(3) volunteer emergency medical services organization incorporated in New Jersey (Tax ID 22-6104457) that has served Mendham Township since 1960 from its headquarters at 1 Cherry Lane, Brookside, NJ. The squad operates two ambulances stationed across the Ralston Bay and Brookside Bay service bays to provide 24/7, 365-days-a-year Basic Life Support (BLS) pre-hospital emergency medical care to township residents through the 911 dispatch system, with police co-dispatched on every call. MTFAS responds to approximately 375-420 emergency calls annually and does not charge patients for its services, operating as a 100% professional volunteer squad staffed by nationally trained and NJ-certified EMTs and ambulance drivers.

Beyond core 911 response, MTFAS provides on-scene EMS coverage at community events such as parades, fireworks, and the township clam bake, and maintains mutual partnerships with the Brookside Engine Company and Ralston Fire Company for Fire Rehabilitation support during fire operations. Auxiliary programs include an EMT Training Program (approximately 200 hours of coursework, 10 clinical hours, and passage of the NREMT exam), a Cadet Program for high schoolers aged 16-18, and the File of Life Program that distributes medical information forms to residents so first responders can access allergies, medical history, and medications when patients cannot communicate verbally.

MTFAS is funded entirely by private tax-deductible donations, with all donations recognized through an annual Honor Roll. The organization is governed by annually elected volunteer officers (Captain, Lieutenant, President, Treasurer, Secretary, Quartermaster, Training Coordinator, Data Steward, and others) and uses Facebook, Instagram, its website at mtfas.org, and community outreach including monthly rig checks on the fourth Saturday of every month to recruit volunteers and solicit donations.

Name

Mendham Township First Aid Squad

Legal name

Mendham Township First Aid Squad, Inc.

Website

https://mtfas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mendham Township First Aid Squad is a 501(c)(3) volunteer EMS organization providing free 24/7 Basic Life Support emergency medical response to Mendham Township, NJ residents since 1960, responding to 375-420 calls per year through the 911 dispatch system with NJ-certified EMT volunteers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, Assistance & Medical Evacuation Services (THACAEAC)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Volunteer ambulance services
• Basic life support
• Prehospital emergency care
• Community first aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Brookside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: MTFAS is a 100% professional volunteer squad that does not charge for its services. The organization relies entirely on private donations to fund ambulance purchases, medical supplies and equipment, ambulance repairs, and volunteer training. All donations are tax-deductible as the organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Provides free 24/7 Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency medical response and ambulance transport to residents and visitors of Mendham Township, NJ. Operated entirely by volunteer New Jersey-certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) responding to 911 calls, with no charges to patients or their insurance.

Product overview

Mendham Township First Aid Squad operates as a 100% volunteer emergency medical services organization providing 24/7 Basic Life Support (BLS) coverage. The core offering is emergency medical response to 911 calls across two service bays (Ralston Bay and Brookside Bay). Additional services include community event EMS coverage, fire rehabilitation support, EMT training, and a Cadet Program for young volunteers. The organization provides these services free of charge, relying on donations to fund ambulance purchases, medical supplies, equipment, repairs, and volunteer training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 911 Emergency Medical Response Free 24/7 Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance response to 911 calls throughout Mendham Township, NJ, delivered by volunteer NJ-certified EMTs with no charges to patients or insurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 375-420 emergency calls responded to annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Brookside Engine CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTFAS collaborates with Brookside Engine Company for Fire Rehab services, working together during fire incidents to provide rehabilitation support to firefighters.
• Ralston Fire CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTFAS collaborates with Ralston Fire Company for Fire Rehab services, providing medical support during fire operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Randolph Township EMS: Municipal emergency medical services serving Randolph Township in Morris County, NJ. Comparable suburban NJ township EMS profile with similar call volume and response expectations, though structured under township government rather than as an independent 501(c)(3).
• Chester First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid squad serving Chester, NJ in Morris County. Comparable small-town volunteer EMS structure and fundraising-based model in the same county as MTFAS, providing useful operational and funding comparisons.

Direct peers

• Peapack-Gladstone First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid squad serving Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, NJ. Same all-volunteer BLS model, similar small-town footprint, and parallel reliance on community donations — directly comparable for fundraising performance and volunteer retention strategies.
• Long Valley First Aid Squad: Volunteer EMS organization serving Washington Township (Long Valley) in Morris County, NJ. Same volunteer-driven, community-donation-funded model with similar suburban/rural call volume profile, directly comparable for operational benchmarking.
• Bernardsville Ambulance Squad: Volunteer ambulance squad serving Bernardsville in Somerset County, NJ. Closely mirrors MTFAS's volunteer, donation-funded, 911-response model with comparable suburban service area — strong direct peer for benchmarking response times, donations, and volunteer recruitment.
• Mendham Borough First Aid Squad: Direct neighbor volunteer first aid squad serving the adjacent Mendham Borough in New Jersey. Operates the same 100% volunteer, donation-funded, BLS-only model responding to 911 calls — making it the most analytically comparable peer for MTFAS.

Broad incumbents

• Atlantic Mobile Health: Hospital-affiliated EMS and medical transport provider operated by Atlantic Health System in northern New Jersey. Provides both 911 response and inter-facility transfers in the same regional market as MTFAS — useful for understanding hospital-affiliated EMS cost structures and ALS service economics.
• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest private-sector EMS provider in the United States. While MTFAS is volunteer/community-based and AMR is a commercial, billing-driven operation, both deliver pre-hospital emergency medical care and ambulance transport — making AMR the natural broad incumbent for understanding commercial EMS economics and the alternative model MTFAS deliberately does not follow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagramgoogle.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmendhamtwp.fas%2F%3Flocale%3Duken1%26hl%3Dam-et&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3KrfTrBEX0KXNgZ2if-08x

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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